Tallassee Confederate Armory

Tallassee Confederate Armory
Street address: 

1844 Outer Dr.
Tallassee, AL 36078

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Phone: 
334-252-0513
Schedule: 
Tours by appt. only.
Mailing: 

c/o Talisi Historical Society, P.O. Box 780022
Tallassee, AL 36078

Admission: 
Free

When Confederacy feared security of Richmond, VA, decision was made to relocate Richmond Carbine to old 1844 cotton mill in Tallassee. Only Confederate armory to survive Civil War.

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