The 48,000 acre facility located in Adams and Clay Counties was the largest of four Navy ammunition depots in the US during World War II and produced a significant amount of ammunition for the armed forces. The facility was constructed six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1942. There were 1,800 buildings and 1,500 concrete and earthen storage magazines. Two-hundred permanent industrial and administrative buildings and numerous temporary buildings and barracks were on site. The complex closed in 1966.The property is in excellent to poor condition and can be protected by adaptive re-use.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Naval Ammunition Depot (Adams & Clay Counties, NE)
The 48,000 acre facility located in Adams and Clay Counties was the largest of four Navy ammunition depots in the US during World War II and produced a significant amount of ammunition for the armed forces. The facility was constructed six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1942. There were 1,800 buildings and 1,500 concrete and earthen storage magazines. Two-hundred permanent industrial and administrative buildings and numerous temporary buildings and barracks were on site. The complex closed in 1966.The property is in excellent to poor condition and can be protected by adaptive re-use.
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