Indiana Ordnance Works & Hoosier Ordnance Plant statistical report 1939-1945, Charlestown, Indiana

Description:	This sheet gives production statistics from 1941 to 1945 for the three ammunition plants located on Highway 62 in Charlestown, Indiana. It also lists construction dates and gives the number of workers at the facilities between 1939 to 1945.The United States federal government began acquiring land in Charlestown, Indiana in 1940 to build a smokeless powder ordnance plant to supply the US military during World War II. Indiana Ordnance Works (IOW) Plant 1 and Hoosier Ordnance Plant (HOP) began production in 1941. In 1944, IOW Plant 2 construction began. On 30 Nov 1945 at the end of WWII, the three plants were combined and renamed Indiana Arsenal. Between 1 Nov 1961 and 1 Aug 1963, the plant was designated Indiana Ordnance Plant. After this time, it became Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (INAAP). Production of ordnance continued at the plant until 1992. After that time, the land and facilities were leased to private industry. A large portion of the land became Charlestown State Park. In October 2016, all the land and facilities were officially sold by the government. This item is part of a larger collection of items from INAAP that are kept at Charlestown Library. Smokeless Powder PlantIndiana Ordnance Works - Built as a Permanent FacilityLate 1939 Options taken by DuPont on 6,000 AcresJul 40 It was learned DuPont would build Smokeless Powder Plant26 Aug 40 Construction began03 Sep 40 40 Construction Workers12 Sep 40 400 Construction Workers17 Dec 40 13,400 Construction Workers01 May 41 27,250 Construction WorkersApr 41 Production began07 Sep 42 999,860 Lbs Produced01 Nov 42 Production Employment 9,4421943 Averaged 900,000 Lbs. Per Day - 7 Days a WeekSep 45 Last WWII ProductionDouble Base Rocket Propellant Plant Indiana Ordnance Works - Plant 231 Oct 44 Dupont Given ContractLate 44 8,300 Acres Added North of IOW08 Dec 44 Construction Started30 Jun45 17585 Construction Workers20 Jul 45 Production Started24 Aug 45 15,328 Workers TerminatedTotal Production: 292,700 Lbs. Rocket Propellant20 May 45 1,000 German P.O.W.s Shipped In 24 Aug 45 P.O.W.s Shipped Out[map diagram]Bag Manufacturing & Load Plant Hoosier Ordnance PlantJan 40 Took 4,900 Acres South of IOW31 Dec 40 Goodyear operating Contractor10 Jan 41 Construction Started (400 Bldgs.)20 Aug 41 15,912 Construction Workers Peak02 Sep 41 Operations Start - 52 Charges of 105 Howitzer Bags31 Dec 41 All Production & Igniter Lines in OperationFeb 42 Construction completedMar 42 7,562 Production Workers PeakV-J Day 5,000 Production Workers TerminatedPlant Commanders WWIICol R.E. Hardy 08 Jul 40 -11 Jan 42Col Kelly Lewis 12 Jan 42 - 20 Nov 45Charlestown PopulationJan 40 936Jan 41 3,167+1,000 1 Mile RadiusIOW 6,000 AcresHOP 4,900 AcresIOW Plant 2 8.300 AcresWWII 19,200 Total Acres
Origin:	1945
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15078coll17/id/17982
Collection:	Clark County Collections
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Geography:	Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana 38.436824, -85.658816
Subjects:	Indiana Ordnance Works (U.S.) Hoosier Ordnance Plant Indiana Arsenal Indiana Army Ammunition Plant Explosives Industry--Indiana Gunpowder, Smokeless Ordnance manufacture Black powder manufacture Facility One ICI Americas Inc Clark County (Ind.) Charlestown (Ind.) United States. Army Ordnance and Ordnance Stores

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