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WWII Industrial Facilities: Authorized Federally Funded Facilities

Kentucky
City Operator Product Type War Product or Service
Ashland American Rolling Mill Co Steel works Iron and steel scarp
Ashland American Rolling Mill Co Galvanized culvert pipe, Iron and steel sheet Galvanized culvert pipe, Iron and steel sheet
Ashland Clayton and Lambert Mfg Co New plant Steel cartridge cases 40mm
Ashland Gary Steel Products Corp Power boilers and associated products shells, S1 MM
Athertonville Cummins Collins Distillers Chemicals Commercial alcohol, dry feed recovery
Bardstown Barton Distilling Co Whiskey Industrial Alcohol
Bardstown Fairfield Distillery Inc Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic, 190 proof,dry feed
Bardstown National Distillers Products Corp, Elkhorn Fork Distillery Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Catlettsburg Ashland Oil & Refining Co Inc Aviation gasoline, 100/130, Charging stock for aviation gasoline Aviation gasoline, 100/130, Charging stock for aviation gasoline
Clermont Beam James B Distilling Co Chemicals Distillers dries grains, Distillers dries solubles
Deatsville Country Distillers Inc Ethyl Alcohol Ethyl Alcohol
Elkhorn Republic Steel Corp coal coal
Frankfort Old Crow Distillery Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Frankfort Old Taylor Distillery ethyl alcohol, 190 proof ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Greenbrier Willow Springs Distilleries Inc Alcoholic beverages distillers grains
Hellier Hellier Coal and Coke Co Inc Coke and Coal Coke and Coal
Henderson Allied Chemical & Dye Corp,Ohio River Ordnance Works New plant Anhydrous Ammonia
Lawrenceburg Grosscurth Distillers Alcoholic Beverages Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Lebanon Schenley Distillers Corp, Associated Kentucky Distilleries Co Inc Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof, dried grain Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof, dried grain
Limestone Springs Schenley Distillers Corp, Associated Kentucky Distilleries Co Inc Distillers dried grains, ethyl alcohol Distillers dried grains, ethyl alcohol
Louisville American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp Magnesium castings, Billet molds, Gilding metal Magnesium castings, Billet molds, Gilding metal
Louisville Bade-Cummins Mfg Co Cartridge cases Cartridge cases
Louisville Bade-Cummins Mfg Co Chemical bombs Chemical bombs
Louisville Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp New plant Aircraft modification B-24
Louisville Curtiss Wright Corp, Curtiss Aeroplane Div New plant Airplanes, c-76, Airplanes c-46
Louisville Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co Inc New plant Neoprene, processing calcium carbide
Louisville General Distillers Corp of Kentucky Alcoholic beverages Dry feed recovery
Louisville Goodrich B & F Co New plant Copolymer Synthetic Rubber
Louisville Mengel Co Jewel bearing and blank for jewel bearings Jewel bearing and blank for jewel bearings
Louisville National Carbide Corp New Plant Calcium Carbide, Acetylene, Nitrogen, Oxygen
Louisville National Synthetic Rubber Corp co - polymer type synthetic rubber co - polymer type synthetic rubber
Louisville Old Grand Dad Distillery Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Louisville Park and Tilford Distillers Inc Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Louisville Park and Tilford Distillers Inc Whole wheat recovery, granulated wheat flour Whole wheat recovery, granulated wheat flour
Louisville Schenley Distillers Corp, Bernheim Distilling Co Alcoholic beverages Alcohol, 190 proof, dried distillers grains
Louisville Sunnybrook Distillery ethyl alcohol, 190 proof ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Louisville Tube Turns Inc seamless drawn fittings Aluminum cylinder heads
Louisville Tube Turns Inc seamless drawn fittings Shells, 105mm
Louisville Tube Turns Inc seamless drawn fittings forged steel flanges
Louisville Tube Turns Inc seamless drawn fittings STEEL CYLINDER BARREL FORGINGS FOR RADIAL AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Louisville U S Foil Co, Reynolds Metals Co aluminum products aluminum fabricated sheet and rod parts, aluminum extruded wire, bars, shapes, etc., aluminum foil, reclaimed aluminum ingots, atomized aluminum powder, rolled rod, wire and bar aluminum, aluminum alloy strip and flat sheet, primer strip brass,
Louisville Union Carbide and Carbon Corp, Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corp New plant butadiene
Louisville Westinghouse Electric and Mfg Co new plant gun mounts, directors and torpedo tubes, gun barrels, 3" and 6", 5"/38, gun barrels 5"/38
Manco Hellier Coal and Coke Co Inc Metallurgical beehive cone Metallurgical beehive cone
Marion Cordo Minerals Corp Zinc, Lead and fluorspar ores Zinc, Lead and fluorspar ores
Mayfield Pilgrim Ordnance Wks new plant ammunition loading,20MM
Midway Park and Tilford Distillers Inc feed from distillers' waste' feed from distillers' waste'
Newport Andrews Steel Defense Corp Steel works Electric Steel Semi - Finished Shapes
Newport Kentucky Shell Mfg Co Shells 8"HE Shells 8" HE
Owensboro General Electric Co Radio vacuum tubes and lamps Radio transmitting tubes
Owensboro General Electric Co Radio vacuum tubes and lamps Metal radio receiving, cathode and transmitting ray tubes
Paducah Atlas Powder Co New plant Oleum, Tnt, Nitric acid
Stamping Ground Green River Distilling Co Grain mill products Distillers dried grain
Various U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Tennessee Valley Authority electric power generation electric power generation
Wilder Andrews Steel Defense Corp Steel ingots, Billets, Bars and other Steel products Steel ingots, Billets, Bars and other Steel products
Winchester U S Government, Commodity Credit Corp hemp fiber hemp fiber