Former Sangamon Ordnance Plant
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The Sangamon Ordnance Plant was a United States Army ammunition manufacturing facility constructed and operated during World War II. It was located west of Illiopolis in Sangamon County, Illinois encompassing 20,000 acres (80 km²). It began as two separate plants, the Sangamon and the Oak Ordnance Plants, separated by Illinois Route 36 and operated by Remington Rand and Johnson & Johnson respectively. Prior to the end of World War II, the facility was consolidated into the Sangamon Ordnance Plant, operated by Remington Rand.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangamon_Ordnance_Plant
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Coordinates: 39°51'29"N 89°17'38"W
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