The Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (INAAP), located just southeast of Charlestown, Indiana, was spurred by the passage of the first National Defense Appropriations Act.(10) Four days later, the Munitions Program was passed, in which the U.S. Ordinance Department sponsored private manufacturing corporations to design and produce ammunitions factories, producing smokeless gunpowder and other ordinances.
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I have a beautiful 300 ounce analytical balance used to load powder (perhaps in the lab?) and a working hygrothermograph used to monitor temperature and humidity (perhaps in the bunker?) that I purchased from ICI at an equipment auction in 1994 or 1995. I’d be happy to provide pictures. Just let me know.
I would appreciate a link to charlestownpowderplant.com!
FYI – Interesting article in Atlantic today: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2012/01/psychology-ruin-porn/886/
More FYI: As part of the environmental cleanup at the site, the Army requires the contractor to board up and secure the buildings when cleanup is finished. That has been done within the last 12 – 24 months. You are suspected of being the party removing those boards to enter the buildings.
Also, the text in your red splash header refers to this as IAAP. It was INAAP. IAAP is Iowa Army Ammunition Plant