Badger Army Ammunition Plant
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The Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAP or Badger) or Badger Ordnance Works (B.O.W.) is an excess, non-BRAC, United States Army facility located near Sauk City, Wisconsin. It manufactured nitrocellulose-based propellants during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It was a large munitions factory during World War II.[1][2] As of 2013, the facility was in the end stages of demolition and remediation in preparation for property transfer.
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Badger Army Ammunition Plant | |
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Sauk County, near Sauk City, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates | 43°22′05″N 89°45′14″W |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War |
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