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Hawthorne, NV
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER NV-5
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-3).
Building/structure dates:
1928 initial construction
Significance: Constructed and operated by the U.S. Navy in 1929-1931, and greatly expanded during World War II, the plant served as a high explosive ammunition depot supporting the Pacific fleet. Ancillary functions included demilitarization, rework, and load-assemble-and-pack of various ordnance items. In 1977 the entire facility was transferred to the U.S. Army.
Subjects
War (World War II)Military OrganizationsBrick Buildings
Related Names
Coolidge, Calvin
Mittry Brothers Construction Company
Cotter, C. H.
C. B. Dinsmore & Company
Jackson, Donald C., Field Team
MacDonald, Stuart, Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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