Badger Army Ammunition Plant
The Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAAP or Badger) or Badger Ordnance Works (B.O.W.) is an excess, non-BRAC, United States Army facility located near Baraboo, Wisconsin. It manufactured nitrocellulose-based propellants during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It is currently the site of demolition and remediation projects being conducted in preparation for property transfer. This ammunition plant was the largest in the world when it was built during World War II.
The installation is moving into its next phase of life. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is building the Master Plan for the future SaukPrairie Recreation Area and the research toward "greener horizons for cows, crops, and communities" continues at the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center. The sanitary wastewater treatment plant now belongs to the Bluffview Sanitary District to serve the neighboring residential community. The three historic cemeteries on the installation will transfer to the Town of Sumpter's control. And Wisconsin Department of Transportation is working on converting the rail line that bisects the land into a trail.
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