Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant

Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
Active1942–1997
CountryUnited States
Websitehttp://www.jmc.army.mil/

The Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant (LOW) was a 8,493-acre (34.37 km2) government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility in Karnack, Texas that was established in 1942. The Monsanto Chemical Company selected the site in December 1941 to produce TNT.[1] The plant produced 393,000,000 pounds of TNT throughout World War II.[2] After the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on December 8, 1987, the Longhorn plant was used to destroy Pershing 1a and Pershing II missiles.[3] The plant was operated by Thiokol.

The property was transferred to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in 2000 to become the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge.[4]

  1. ^ Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant from the Handbook of Texas Online
  2. ^ "The Army Ammunition Management System" (PDF). United States Army. December 1, 1982. p. 52. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Pershing I-A missile destroyed".
  4. ^ "Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge - About the Refuge". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.