(176) Building the Ravenna Ordnance Plant A Job History Portage Co. Ohio HB 1941

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Increase traffic to your listing with Auctiva's FREE Scrolling Gallery.(176) Building the Ravenna Ordnance Plant A Job History Portage Co. Ohio HB 1941Building the Ravenna Ordnance PlantA Job HistoryThis book is in good condition overall with some signs of wear to the covers (mainly along the spine--see pictures).This book describes the massive construction project of the Raveena Ordnance Plant in Ohio. In 1940, the United States Department of the Army reserved 21,418 acres (87 km2) for the construction of two facilities: The Ravenna Ordnance Plant, near Ravenna; and the Portage Ordnance Depot, near Windham. The facilities officially opened on March 23, 1942.Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, formerly known as the Ravenna Training and Logistics Site and the Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant (RVAAP) and commonly known as the Ravenna Arsenal, is an Ohio Army National Guard military base located between Ravenna and Newton Falls and adjacent to the village of Windham in the U.S. state of Ohio. Before its present status as a training facility for the Ohio National Guard, Camp Ravenna was a military ammunition production facility for the United States Army. As an arsenal, the facility was at peak operation during World War II and would serve as an ammunitions plant in various roles until 1992. Camp Ravenna remains an important part read more