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| National Park Service      | Springfield      |   | One Armory Square |
|                            | Armory           |   |                   |
| U.S. Department of the     |                  |   | Suite 2           |
| Interior                   | National         |   |                   |
|                            | Historic Site    |   | Springfield MA    |
|                            |                  |   | 01105-1299        |
|                            | www.nps.gov/spar |   |                   |
|                            |                  |   | 413.734.8551      |
|                            | Use the complete |   | phone             |
|                            | site name here   |   |                   |
|                            | (e.g. Palo Alto  |   | 413.747.8062 fax  |
|                            | Battlefield      |   |                   |
|                            | Historic Site).  |   |                   |
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**Springfield Armory NHS** News Release

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November 18, 2007 Joanne Gangi-Wellman (413)734-8551

For Immediate Release Joannem_Gangi@nps.gov

**Temporary Three Day Closure of Springfield Armory National Historic
Site**

Springfield Armory National Historic Site (NHS) will be temporarily
closed starting on Monday, November 26 through Wednesday, November 28,
2007 to allow for major work on the current phase of the heating,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) construction project, which was
started in June, 2007. The site is scheduled to reopen on Thursday,
November 29^th^ at 9am.

It is necessary for the safety of the public to close for these three
days. The good news is that by next spring when the construction is
targeted to be complete, the Museum building will have the necessary
environmental systems in place to best safeguard the collections and
archives. The National Park Service at Springfield Armory NHS is
mandated by Congress to preserve and protect each of the 391 NPS sites
and this HVAC project is part of the preservation of this important
Historic National Landmark.

Superintendent, Michael Quijano-West addressed the possible
inconvenience of this closure for visitors. "All media sources have been
notified of which days the Armory Museum will be closed and in
particular, Visitor Centers and Tourism Bureaus. Visitors to our website
will see postings, suggesting that they avoid traveling to the Historic
Site until after the end of November."

Springfield Armory National Historic Site is where our nation's first
Armory (1794-1968), was established by George Washington. The site
includes historic buildings, the world's largest historic American
military firearms collection and associated archive and the setting
where Shays' Rebellion was repulsed in 1787, spurring our Constitution
into enactment. The Armory Museum and grounds are open daily, 9 a.m. --
5 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. Admission is
free. To browse our website, go to
[www.nps.gov/spar](http://www.nps.gov/spar) and for more information
call (413)734-8551.

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