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Old Powder House
Landmark
A stone tower that served as a gunpowder magazine for Cambridge and surrounding towns. Similar to the Powder House in Somerville (then part of Charlestown), colonial powder stores were a source of tension with British authorities who sought to control ammunition supplies.
Visiting Today
Address
Powder House Square area, Cambridge/Somerville line
Admission
Exterior viewing only
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