Facility One open house letter 6 Sep 1995

Description:	This is a press release telling about an open house, picnic and ribbon cutting happening at Facility One. Facility One was the former Indiana Army Ammunition Plant and was being repurposed into commercial business use. 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. ICINews ReleaseContact: Kerry DupaquierTCI Americas Inc.812/284-7750September 6, 1995Facility One - Indiana Army Ammunition Plant to hold Open House. Picnic and Ribbon CuttingThe Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, now known as Facility One, located in Charlestown, will hold an Open House and picnic for the general public on Saturday, September 16, from 10:00am - 3:00pm.The Open House is being jointly sponsored by Clark County, the US Army and ICI Americas, the facility manager at Facility One. The days activities will include food catered bv the Powder Keg restaurant in Charlestown, golf-to-go, volleyball and facility tours.Four air conditioned buses will take visitors around the facility grounds with 12 tours beginning at 10:30am with the last tour at 2:00pm. Visitors will have an opportunity to meet some of the facilitys 35 business tenants and learn more about the new activities occurring at the facility since being inactivated by the Army.To kick-off the days activities a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 10:15am, at the facilitys newest and largest tenant and employer, Nu-Yale. The company will be opening their new, 250,000 sqxiare feet plant which will employ 250 people and house the business garment finishing operations including pre-washing and an industrial laundry.Visitors are invited and the public is welcome to participate in all the activities. The sponsors are planning for a large turnout. Well have plenty of food and activities planned to make this a great outing for the community said Clark County Commissioner President Paid Garrett.Facility Ones Business Manager Jim Burgin echoed the Commissioners enthusiasm. We are excited about showing off the changes and new activity occurring at Facility One and how its again playing a vital role in the areas economy, said Burgin.Visitors are requested to enter the facility at Gate #3, on Highway 62. For more information, please call Facility One at 284-7750.ICI Americas Inc. c/o Facility One - INAAP 11452 Highway 62, Charlestown, IN 47111-9668 812/284-7600
Origin:	1995-09-06
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15078coll17/id/17993
Collection:	Clark County Collections
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Geography:	Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana 38.436824, -85.658816
Subjects:	Press releases 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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