After War of 1812, the Army built Pikesville Arsenal at a safe point north of Baltimore, Maryland.
[1] In 1853, Campbell Morfit established a laboratory at Pikesville Arsenal and investigated gun metal.
Campbell Morfit and James Booth authored a book on the subject of gun metal for the Ordnance Department.
Confederates lived at Pikesville Arsenal during and after the American Civil War.
State of Maryland acquired ownership of Pikesville Arsenal in 1935.