View of Morgantown Ordnance Works Traditional Cache
Scott&Jamie: Cache container is in path of State Road mowing. Container and cache was destroyed. Will try putting another cache out later to view the ordance works.
View of Morgantown Ordnance Works
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Take a look behind you while parked at the stop sign at this 825-acre industrial complex that played a major role in Morgantown's industrial development and in the country's defense during World War II. The Morgantown Ordnance Works were built for the Government between December, 1940 and the late fall of 1941. Beginning in December, 1941, this large facility produced ammonia and deuterium oxide (also known as "heavy water"), which was needed for manufacturing atomic bombs. Production continued throughout the war until the closure of the works on August 20, 1945. Soon after in 1946, the Sharon Steel Company briefly leased and operated the plant's seventy coke ovens while the Heyden Chemical Corporation occupied the remainder of the property. In May of 1950, the site was closed down. In 1962, the Morgantown Community Association and local industrialist J. W. Ruby acquired the Morgantown Ordnance Works from the Government with the intention of turning it into an industrial park. Today the site is home to a diverse range of industries and services.
Today you will notice very few building are left. The powerplant is still there and amazing to see up close if you take a drive down there. It's right beside Central's Concrete Plant. I hate that they are tearing down the old buildings because I do alot of photoshoots down there and the history will be all but forgotten.
The container is a pelican style blue box with lots of brand new goodies inside. Please only put things of equal value in this box.
This was hidden by using an Ipad for Coordinates. It should be close. If there are several people having problems we will adjust the coordinates.
Apparently there is a cache here also from opencaching.com that is not listed on the geocaching.com website. Maybe you can find both.
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