West Virginia Ordinance Works

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Second World War 1939-1945, ammunition factory

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West Virginia Ordinance Works operated as a TNT manufacturing facility between 1942 and 1945, after which it was closed.

A portion of the site gained fame during the 1966-67 "Mothman" flap that centered around the town of Point Pleasant. Nighttime visitors to the TNT storage domes were among the first witnesses to the strange phenomenon.

Chemical contamination of the site was discovered during the 1980s, and it's currently undergoing Superfund cleanup work.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_Ordnance_Works

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Coordinates: 38°55'15"N 82°4'50"W

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