Badger Army Ammunition Plant
The Badger Army Ammunition Plant or Badger Ordnance Works is an excess, non-BRAC, United States Army facility located near Sauk City, Wisconsin. It manufactured nitrocellulose-based propellants during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: One of the largest munitions factories in the world, located near Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America that was in use during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War by the United States Army from January 1943 to June 1975
- Also known as: “Badger Ordnance Works”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bluffview and Prairie du Sac.
Bluffview
Hamlet
Photo: TheCatalyst31, CC0.
Bluffview is a census-designated place in the town of Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, with a North Freedom address. As of the 2020 census, Bluffview had a population of 536. Bluffview is situated 2 miles northwest of Badger Army Ammunition Plant.
Prairie du Sac
Photo: Edit6212, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Wisconsin River. The population was 4,420 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Prairie du Sac, the Wisconsin River, and the village of Sauk City; together, Prairie du Sac and Sauk City are referred to as Sauk Prairie.
Merrimac
Village
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.
Merrimac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, northwest of Madison. The population was 527 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Merrimac. Merrimac is situated 6 miles east of Badger Army Ammunition Plant.
Badger Army Ammunition Plant
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sumpter, Sauk, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.35883° or 43° 21′ 32″ northLongitude
-89.73305° or 89° 43′ 59″ westOpen location code
86MG9758+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3925183090OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q4840837
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