Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant is a United States Army Joint Munitions Command facility that manufactures large-caliber metal projectiles and mortar projectiles for the Department of Defense.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Military installation
- Description: Facility of the US Army Joint Munitions Command
- Address: PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Marketplace at Steamtown and Steamtown National Historic Site.
The Marketplace at Steamtown
Shopping center
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Marketplace at Steamtown is a shopping mall in Scranton, Pennsylvania. United States. It was conceived in the mid-1980s as the keystone of downtown revitalization, though the project was not completed until 1993. The Marketplace at Steamtown is situated 1,300 feet north of Scranton Army Ammunition Plant.
Steamtown National Historic Site
Protected area
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Steamtown National Historic Site is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62.48 acres in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
Lackawanna County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lackawanna County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building that is located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Lackawanna County Courthouse is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Scranton Army Ammunition Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scranton and Dunmore.
Scranton
Photo: Vasiliymeshko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scranton is a city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is near Wilkes-Barre, and is the seventh most populous city in the state. Today, it is perhaps best known as the setting of the hit TV show "The Office" and the birthplace of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States.
Dunmore
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862.
Throop
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Throop is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. Formerly, coal mining and silk manufacturing provided employment for the people of Throop, who numbered 2,204 in 1900 and 5,133 in 1910. Throop is situated 4½ miles northeast of Scranton Army Ammunition Plant.
Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
- Category: military base
- Location: City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.40426° or 41° 24′ 15″ northLongitude
-75.66603° or 75° 39′ 58″ westElevation
745 feet (227 metres)Operator
United States ArmyOpen location code
87H6C83M+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 513081652OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryGeoNames ID
7267286Wikidata ID
Q7438738
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Scranton Army Ammunition Plant” goes by many names.
- German: “Scranton Army Ammunition Plant”
- Russian: “Армейский завод боеприпасов в Скрантоне”
- Ukrainian: “Скрентонський армійський боєприпасний завод”
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