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was the equivalent of a billion dollars in present-day terms. As a result of a full-scale Congressional investigation, Congress directed the establishment of the Armed Forces Explosives Safety Board to provide oversight on every aspect of explosives under the control of the US Armed Forces. The review led to creation of a remote, safe depot to serve the West Coast, which became the
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On July 10, 1926, lightning struck a Navy ammunition warehouse and started a fire. As a result, several million pounds of explosives detonated over a period of two or three days. This left not only structural devastation, but military and civilian casualties as well. The value of ammunition destroyed
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This recommendation realigned and consolidates those gun and ammunition facilities working in weapons and armaments research, development and acquisition. Picatinny Arsenal is the center for the DOD's research, development and acquisition of guns and ammunition, with a workload more than an order of
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at Green Pond. Picatinny maintained as much as 49 miles (79 km) of its own narrow and standard gauge Picatinny Arsenal Railroad to service its many transportation needs (fuel, raw materials, ammunition, etc.) for almost every manufacturing and warehouse building. Today, rail service through the
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In 1891, the navy acquired 317 acres (1.28 km) of the arsenal to establish the Lake Denmark Powder Depot, later known as the "Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot". On July 10, 1926, lightning struck one of the explosives storage structures during a thunderstorm and started a fire. As a result,
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for his handling of the situation. This caused $ 47,000,000 in damage, massive structural devastation (187 of 200 buildings destroyed), and military and civilian casualties. As a result of a full-scale Congressional investigation, Congress directed the establishment of the Armed Forces Explosives
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because of the forge located there during the Revolutionary War, became the central area of the arsenal. In 1880 and 1881, the government also purchased tracts from Uel H. Wiggins, Edward C. Fiedler and other, Henry and Michael Doland, and John E. Kindred. These initial purchases, including the
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Over the years, the Army continued to make small land purchases to round out arsenal boundaries, but the next major expansion came in 1941, just before the United States entered World War II. At this time, the Army purchased the land between the Cannon Gates and the present main entrance near
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In 1907, the Army altered the name to the "Picatinny Arsenal" and established its first powder factory on the site. While continuing to produce munitions, the arsenal moved into research and development work with the start of a school to instruct officers in weaponry sciences in 1911, the
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In 1983, the Army disestablished the Armament Research and Development Command and Picatinny became the home of the Armament Research and Development Center (ARDC). In 1986, the name again changed to the "Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center" (ARDEC).
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personnel. Some of their more recent inventions were the use of weapons on a robot platform and the SWORDS robot. Their building has been recently renamed in honor of one of their deceased soldiers, SFC Scott "Smitty" Smith, who was killed in Iraq in July 2006.
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In 1977, the Army recognized Picatinny's leadership in weapons and munitions development by headquartering its Armament Research and Development Command (ARRADCOM) at the arsenal and giving it responsibility for developing small caliber weapons and munitions.
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World War II interfered with the arsenal's efforts to concentrate on research and development. As one of the few facilities with the ability to manufacture munitions, it employed 18,000 people and ran three shifts turning out bombs and
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Middle Forge Tract, covered 1,866.13 acres (7.5520 km) and cost a total of $ 62,750.00. At the same time, the government gave $ 200.00 to Lewis Spicer and his wife for a 50-foot (15 m) strip on which to construct a road from
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over to the production facility and requested they design a dimensioning style so the rail could be easily produced and inspected. The factory recognized the similarity of the purposed rail interface to the existing rail design on
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The arsenal continued to realize its potential as a research and development facility in the years between the two world wars. Major accomplishments of this period included better methods for storing
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arsenal is just a memory with only a disused stub line into the arsenal and scattered traces of the once busy narrow gauge railway. Some of the remaining track has been covered with
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directed the department of defense to establish Picatinny as the DOD specialty site for guns and ammunition, and to relocate Navy technical experts to Picatinny. It recommended:
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The United States War Department established the Dover Powder Depot on September 6, 1880. Four days later, it changed the name to the "Picatinny Powder Depot", "after the
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The Army Corps of Engineers believes there may still be live shells on adjacent private property, more than 80 years after a catastrophic explosion at Picatinny Arsenal
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A deed dated June 26, 1880 records the first land purchase for the future Picatinny Arsenal. George E. Righter transferred 1,195.8 acres (4.839 km) centered on
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In 2019, the United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center became a center under the new Army Future's Command and became known as the
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establishment of testing and control laboratories during the World War I era, and the beginning of a small, experimental plant for the design and development of
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to the navy. The arsenal was located in a valley between two sets of hills that might shield the surrounding countryside from any accidental explosions.
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through the heart of the valley in which Picatinny Arsenal now resides. This line connected the various railroads serving the Wharton area with the
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at the beginning of the war. The federal government began looking for a central storage depot to be located near the large cities of the northeast.
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The Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal has been awarded the 2007 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.
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at various powder facilities throughout the eastern United States. Many of these facilities were located in the South and were confiscated by the
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In 2014, Picatinny Arsenal obtained its first all-female command pairing, with Lt. Col. Ingrid Parker and Sgt. Maj. Rosalba Dumont-Carrion.
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was dissatisfied with the products on the market. The Picatinny team was headed by mechanical designer Gary Houtsma (who was awarded the
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magnitude greater than any other DOD facility in this area. It also is home to the DOD's single manager for conventional ammunition.
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The primary transportation in the early days of the arsenal was by rail. The early Wharton & Northern Railroad (succeeded by the
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Picatinny was a major large-caliber-round loading plant with 18,000 employees. Today, the facility develops new technologies for the
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A 215-foot grey metal tower is used for munitions testing and weather research by Picatinny Arsenal Precision Armaments Laboratory.
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and an illuminating rifle grenade. In periods of peace, the arsenal made important contributions to progress in the areas of
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In 1960, the army resumed control of land it had given the navy, bringing the installation to its current size and shape.
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In 2010, Picatinny Arsenal developed the M855A1 EPR round, an environmentally friendly, improved version of the M855
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stores) and came up with an average set of numbers set on a 45-degree angled surface. Houtsma then took the
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Since 1976 the Army conducted numerous environmental studies on Picatinny; in March 1990 it was declared a
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Creation of an integrated weapons and armament specialty site for guns and ammunition at Picatinny Arsenal
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Safety Board to provide oversight on every aspect of explosives under the control of the US Armed Forces.
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Picatinny had established a Technical Review Committee in 1989 and met every other month. It became a
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to the United States government in return for $ 35,874.00. This area, afterwards known as the
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official website of the Picatinny Arsenal Environmental Restoration Advisory Board (PAERAB)
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several million pounds of explosives detonated over a period of two or three days. Captain
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In 1992, Picatinny Arsenal was tasked to develop a standardized mounting system after the
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a complete family of 40 mm ammunition for grenade launchers and helicopter gunships.
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in 2014 for this contribution), who took the measurements from about twenty different
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to the powder depot. In 1891, the army transferred 315 acres (1.27 km) bordering
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In the 1960s, Picatinny was the site of the United States' Army Munitions Command.
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National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
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in 1919. In 1921, the arsenal took over responsibility for experimental work on
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Rae, John W. (1999). "Chapter 2, The Big Bang: The Lake Denmark Explosion".
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Picatinny Arsenal, 800 Area, Complete Rounds-Melt Loading District
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Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development
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In 2007, Picatinny Arsenal's largest tenant, ARDEC, received the
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Consolidation of the following facilities at Picatinny Arsenal:
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US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center
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Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
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products from weapons bunkers at Picatinny (and even local
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Food and Drug Administration science and research programs
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General Orders of the Navy Department, No. 254, 6 Dec 1916
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warhead that was used as a countermeasure to the Iraqi
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Picatinny Arsenal, 400 Area, Gun Bag Loading District
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American military research and manufacturing facility
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