Sauk Prairie Recreation Area (former site of Badger Ammunitions Plant)

USA / Wisconsin / Prairie du Sac /
 recreation area / ground, Cold War 1947-1991
The Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAAP or Badger) or Badger Ordnance Works (B.O.W.) is an excess, non-BRAC, United States Army facility located near Baraboo, Wisconsin. Badger consists of 7,354 acres (30 km2) of land. It manufactured nitrocellulose-based propellants during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It is currently the site of demolition and remediation projects being conducted in preparation for property transfer. This ammunition plant was the largest in the world when it was built during World War II.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_Army_Ammunition_Plant
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Coordinates:   43°21'31"N   89°44'4"W
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