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Munitions Plant
E Williamsburg Rd,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 31' 16.057596",
-77° 18' 21.247272"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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In 1918, the United States government purchased twelve square miles of land here to construct a powder-packing plant after negotiating a cooperative effort with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the Du Pont Engineering Company. Within three months, an army of 6,000 workers cleared the land and constructed roads, rail lines, and warehouses to create what the Richmond Times-Dispatch called the mightiest munition-packing plant in all the world. Members of the Women's Munition Reserve worked in the powder bag-loading plant. Formally opened on 12 October, Liberty Day, the plant was operating for less than a month before the armistice ending World War I was signed. Production was halved on 26 November and the plant closed shortly thereafter.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Munitions Plant Virginia Map
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