Watertown Arsenal

by Alan R. Earls

Book Overview

In 1988, the U.S. Base Realignment and Closure Commission announced the closure of the Army Materials Technology Laboratory in Watertown, the last remnant of the famous Watertown Arsenal, which served the country from shortly after the War of 1812, through two world wars and much of the Cold War. Known for its contribution to the development of some of the most powerful artillery ever made, including the famed "atomic cannon," the Watertown Arsenal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738549452
• ISBN13: 9780738549453
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"