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The Peters Cartridge Company was a company located along the Little Miami River in Kings Mills, Ohio, which specialized in gunpowder and ammunition production. Founded in 1887 by Gershom Moore Peters, the company supplied military ammunition to various countries during both world wars.
Map of former Scioto Ordnance Plant Scioto Ordnance Plant property line on 1973 air photo. The Scioto Ordnance Plant (SOP) was a munitions and incendiary bomb-making facility built in Marion County, Ohio, by the United States Army in 1942, and operated under lease by United States Rubber Company – most recently known as Uniroyal.
Naval Ammunition Depot, Charleston, Goose Creek, South Carolina Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane , Crane, Indiana Naval Ammunition Depot, Dover , Dover (Lake Denmark), New Jersey
CB Curtis Bay Ordnance Depot (CBOD) (1917–1957) – Baltimore, Maryland. Used to store, examine, overhaul, and repack ammunition. DEN Denver Ordnance Plant (1941–1945) – Denver, Colorado: a division of Remington Arms. DM Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (January 1942 to July 1945) – Des Moines, Iowa: a division of US Rubber Co.
Before its present status as a training facility for the Ohio National Guard, Camp James A. Garfield was a military ammunition production facility for the United States Army. As an arsenal, the facility was at peak operation during World War II and would serve as an ammunitions plant in various roles until 1992.
Litchfield is an unincorporated community in central Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is situated at the junction of State Routes 83 and 18, about nine miles northwest of the city of Medina. [2] A post office called Litchfield has been in operation since 1832. [3] The community takes its name from Litchfield Township. [4]
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Mitholz explosion, Switzerland, an underground ammunition depot partially exploded on 19 December 1947, destroying the village and killing 9. Explosives are still on site posing a risk, their removal is planned to begin in 2030 and last 10 years. Prüm, Germany, 15 July 1949, a French Army depot with 500 tons of ammunition explodes, 12 killed