Weldon Spring Ordnance Works

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Weldon_Spring_Ordnance_Works
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former munitions plant
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Katy_Trail_State_Park
gptkb:Weldon_Spring_Conservation_Area
gptkbp:area over 17,000 acres
gptkbp:built gptkb:World_War_II
1941
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1945
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:environmentalStatus Superfund site
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major WWII explosives production site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weldon Spring Ordnance Works
gptkbp:location gptkb:St._Charles_County,_Missouri
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Weldon_Spring_Disposal_Cell
gptkb:Weldon_Spring_Site_Interpretive_Center
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:DuPont
gptkb:Atlas_Powder_Company
gptkb:Tennessee_Powder_Company
gptkbp:products gptkb:DNT
TNT
smokeless powder
gptkbp:purpose production of explosives
gptkbp:remediationBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:remediationCompleted 2001
gptkbp:status remediated
gptkbp:subsequentUse gptkb:Weldon_Spring_Chemical_Plant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manhattan_Project_sites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5