Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, October 12th

October 12, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

One of the "igloos" where the TNT was stored at the West Virginia Ordnance Plant near Point Pleasant. Courtesy of the Point Pleasant Register

A flag-raising ceremony signaling the start of production at the West Virginia Ordnance Works near Point Pleasant was held on October 12, 1942.

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