The Green River Ordnance Plant, also known as the Green River Arsenal, was a large
munitions factory complex between
Dixon Dixon may refer to:
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* Dixon Entrance, part of the Inside Passage between Alaska and British Columbia
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and
Amboy
Amboy may refer to:
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* Amboy, Córdoba, village in Calamuchita Department, Córdoba province, Argentina
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* Amboy Crater, feature in Mojave National Preserve, California Settled U.S. places
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in
Lee County, Illinois.
History
It was rapidly constructed in 1942 and just as quickly shut down in 1945.
Stewart-Warner Stewart-Warner was an American manufacturer of vehicle instruments (a.k.a. gauges and lubricating equipment) and many other products.
History
The company was founded as Stewart & Clark Company in 1905 by John K. Stewart. Their speedometers wer ...
Corporation operated the complex to produce rocket-propelled
bazooka ammunition
Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other weap ...
, artillery shells, naval shells, bombs, rifle grenades, fuses and rockets for use during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
It lies on the south side of
U.S. Highway 30
U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route in the system of the United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. With a length of , it is the third longest ...
.
See also
*
Rock Island Arsenal
*
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
*
Sangamon Ordnance Plant
The Sangamon Ordnance Plant was a United States Army ammunition manufacturing facility constructed and operated during World War II. It was located west of Illiopolis in Sangamon County, Illinois encompassing 20,000 acres (80 km2). It began a ...
*
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
External links
Illinois EPA ArticleAmmunition Online Store
Buildings and structures in Lee County, Illinois
Ammunition manufacturers
United States Army arsenals
United States Army arsenals during World War II
Military installations in Illinois
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