Savanna Army Depot was a installation, located on the eastern bank of the

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, in Carroll and Jo Daviess counties, around north of

Savanna, Illinois Savanna is a city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,783 at the 2020 census, down from 2,945 at the 2010 census. Savanna is located along the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Plum River. Going from north to so ...

. It was opened in 1917 as a proving and testing facility for weapons developed at

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. In 1921 it became a weapons depot. The

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(EPA) listed the depot as a

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site in 1989. The depot was selected for closure through the

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process in July 1995 and was officially closed on March 18, 2000. The Jo-Carroll Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) was established to redevelop a portion of the property for commercial and business usage referred to as the Savanna Depot Park. On September 26, 2003, the

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agreed to transfer of land to become the Lost Mound Unit of the

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a ,Lock and Dam No. 12 was transferred to the

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and a small part to the

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* o-Carroll Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA)br>Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
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