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At
the onset of World War II, the Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant (RVAAP) was
built to produce large-caliber artillery projectiles and bombs. Although
RVAAP downsized after WW II, plant production lines were reactivated during
the Korean War and the Vietnam conflicts. Additionally, the plant conducted
nearly continuous demilitarization of war stocks, refurbishment of inventoried
ammunition, and minor research and development projects through 1992.
The Department of Defense established the Installation Restoration Program
(IRP) to provide guidance and funding for the investigation and cleanup
of hazardous waste sites caused by historical disposal activities at military
installations. The Army began working under the IRP in 1989 to eliminate
or reduce to prescribed, safe levels any potential risks at RVAAP.
In 1992, the installation's status changed from "inactive but maintained"
to that of "caretaker." The Army transferred control and operation
of 19,938 acres of uncontaminated land to the National Guard Bureau in
a series of agreements from May 1999 to March 2002. The remaining acreage
is under restoration and will be transferred to the National Guard when
cleanup in complete.
RVAAP 1940s Photo
Album
Historic Archives - Ravenna Ordance Plant Newsletters
Volume 3, Number 2, February 1943
Volume 3, Number 1, January 1943
Volume 2, Number 12, December 1942
Volume 2, Number 5, May 1942
Volume 2, Number 2, February 1942
Ravenna Ordnance Plant Manual of Safe Practices, Jan 1941
Ravenna Ordnance Center Commissary Building (Bldg. 1038), APCO, Ohio, Post Card
RVAAP Site Tour Agenda - 1968
For more history on RVAAP, see the history
section in the Installation Action Plan.
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