Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center | |
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Portage / Trumbull counties, Ohio, with entrances in Windham and near Newton Falls | |
Coordinates | 41°12′11″N 81°03′58″W / 41.203°N 81.066°W |
Type | Ammunition plant (1942–1992) Training facility |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Ohio Army National Guard |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | 1942–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.