In May of 1875, Quartermaster-General Montgomery Meigs (1816-1892) asked Frederick Law Olmsted to consult on improving the grounds and buildings as well as the wall sand gates at the Schuylkill Arsenal located below South Street on Grey’s Ferry Road in Philadelphia. Olmsted and Meigs had previously worked together planning and constructing the Quartermaster’s depot at … More Part 5 – The Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA.