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Red Bank Armory
The Red Bank Armory is a former Armory (military), armory located at 76 Chestnut Street in Red Bank, New Jersey that has been converted to ice rink. The armory was built in 1914 for Troop B of the National Guard of the United States, National Guard's Red Bank Cavalry and featured a 100x144-foot Equestrianism, equestrian riding hall. By the 1950s, it was used to store old tanks. In 1998 Armory was converted to an ice rink, and is home to the Red Bank Generals, members of the New Jersey Youth Hockey League. See also *New Jersey National Guard *National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey *High school ice hockey in New Jersey *Atlantic City Armory *Jersey City Armory References {{Reflist External links Wikimapia: Red Bank Armory [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armory (military)
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly regarded as synonyms, although subtle differences in usage exist. A sub-armory is a place of temporary storage or carrying of weapons and ammunition, such as any temporary post or patrol vehicle that is only operational in certain times of the day. Etymology The term in English entered the language in the 16th century as a loanword from french: arsenal, itself deriving from the it, arsenale, which in turn is thought to be a corruption of ar, دار الصناعة, , meaning "manufacturing shop". Types A lower-class arsenal, which can furnish the materiel and equipment of a small army, may contain a laboratory, gun and carriage factories, small-arms ammunition, small-arms, harness, saddlery tent and powder factories; in addition, it m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
