Badger Army Ammunition Plant - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Badger Army Ammunition Plant - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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.Velena Jones, "DNR opens Badger Ammunition Plant as recreation area ", Channel3000, April 13, 2014.Bill Novak, "Contaminated Badger Ammo Plant soil to be removed, DNR says", Wisconsin State Journal, June 18, 2013. As of 2013, the facility was in the end stages of demolition and remediation in preparation for property transfer. Read more on Wikipedia
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