Camp James A. Garfield

Camp James A. Garfield
Joint Military Training Center
Portage / Trumbull counties, Ohio, with entrances in Windham and near Newton Falls
Entrance to Camp Garfield from Windham, Ohio
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Camp James A. Garfield is located in Ohio
Camp James A. Garfield
Camp James A. Garfield
Camp James A. Garfield is located in the United States
Camp James A. Garfield
Camp James A. Garfield
Coordinates41°12′11″N 81°03′58″W / 41.203°N 81.066°W / 41.203; -81.066
TypeAmmunition plant (1942–1992)
Training facility
Site information
Controlled byOhio Army National Guard
Site history
Built1942
In use1942–present

James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center is an Ohio Army National Guard military base in the U.S. state of Ohio located between Ravenna and Newton Falls and adjacent to the village of Windham. It was previously known as Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, the Ravenna Training and Logistics Site, and the Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant (RVAAP)[1] and commonly known as the Ravenna Arsenal. Before its present status as a training facility for the Ohio National Guard, Camp James A. Garfield was a military ammunition production facility for the United States Army. As an arsenal, the facility was at peak operation during World War II and would serve as an ammunitions plant in various roles until 1992. Camp James A. Garfield remains an important part of the history and geography of Portage County.[2] The facility occupies portions of Freedom, Windham, Charlestown, and Paris townships in Portage County, along with part of Braceville Township in Trumbull County.

  1. ^ GlobalSecurity.org, 2007. RVAAP page. Retrieved October 24, 2007
  2. ^ The Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Ravenna Arsenal page on Ohio History Central. Retrieved October 24, 2007.