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WWII Industrial Facilities: Authorized Federally Funded Facilities

Texas
City Operator Product Type War Product or Service
Amarillo Certain-Teed Products Corp New plant Bomb loading 100 LB GP, Adapter boosters, Auxiliary boosters, Ammonium nitrate
Amarillo Certain-Teed Products Corp New plant Complete rounds 105mm, TNT bombs 1000 #
Aqua Dulce Great Southern Corp Normal butane and Isobutane Normal butane and Isobutane
Atreco Atlantic Refining Co Petroleum refining Aviation gasoline 100/130, Cumene
Austin International Minerals and Chemical Corp New plant Magnesium metal and alloy
Banquete Great Southern Corp Normal butane and Isobutane Normal butane and Isobutane
Banquete Great Southern Corp Normal butane and Isobutane Normal butane and Isobutane
Baytown General Tire and Rubber Co New plant Co-polymer synthetic rubber
Baytown Standard Oil Co Of NJ, Humble Oil and Refining Co petroleum refinery Hydro polymer, aromatics, isobutane, aviation base stock
Baytown Standard Oil Co Of NJ, Humble Oil and Refining Co petroleum refinery Butyl rubber, butadiene butylene
Baytown Standard Oil Co Of NJ, Humble Oil and Refining Co petroleum refinery TOLUOL
Baytown Standard Oil Co Of NJ, Humble Oil and Refining Co petroleum refinery aviation gasoline, 100/135
Beaumont Pennsylvania Shipyards Inc Shipbuilding and repair Cargo, c-1, Cargo, N-3, Cargo, C1-M-Av1, Cargo awards, C1-M-Av1
Beaumont Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc, Magnolia Petroleum Co sulfuric acid, petroleum refinery Aviation gasoline, grade 100/130, isopentane
Beaumont Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc, Magnolia Petroleum Co sulfuric acid, petroleum refinery Toluene, lubricating oil, butylenes and light hydrocarbons
Beaumont Southern Acid and Sulphur Co Inc Industrial chemicals oleum, 40%, sulphuric acid
Border Goodrich B & F Co New plant Copolymer type synthetic rubber
Borger Phillips Petroleum Co Petroleum refinery Styrene, butadiene
Borger Phillips Petroleum Co Petroleum refinery Isobutane, isopentane, base stock, motor fuel, propane, aviation gas 100/130, sulphate
Borger Phillips Petroleum Co Petroleum refinery PROCESSING OF NAPTHA FOR PRODUCTION OF TOLUENE
Borger Phillips Petroleum Co Petroleum refinery Gas mfg & transmission
Burnet Southwestern Gas and Electric Co, See: Central and South West Utilities Co, Southwestern Graphite Co crystalline graphite crystalline graphite
Cleveland Indianapolis Wire Bound Box Co Saw Mills Rotary Cut Box Veneer
Corpus Christi American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp Anhydrous Aluminum Chloride Anhydrous Aluminum Chloride
Corpus Christi Great Southern Corp Gasoline, 100 Octane, Isobutane and normal Butane Gasoline, 100 Octane, Isobutane and normal Butane
Corpus Christi Nucces Transportation Co Motor vehicle transportation Motor vehicle transportation
Corpus Christi Sinclair Oil Corp, Sinclair Refining Co new plant aviation gasoline, grade 100/130
Corpus Christi Taylor Refining Co petroleum refinery butadiene
Corpus Christi Transport Co various motor vehicle transportation
Corsicana American Well and Prospecting Co Oil field Machinery Shells
Corsicana American Well and Prospecting Co Steel foundry products Carbon Steel castings
Daingerfield Lone Star Laboratory Ordnance Material Ordnance material
Daingerfield Lone Star Steel Co Pig iron, coke, iron ore, sinter, Pig iron, coke, iron ore, sinter
Dallas Hubbard Machine Products Inc Heating Apparatus Small precision airplane parts
Dallas Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co Shot, 37 MM. Shot, 20 MM. Projectiles, 6" H. E. Shot, 37 MM. Shot, 20 MM. Projectiles, 6" H. E.
Dallas Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co Agricultural Machinery Shells, 155 MM . H. E. M102 and M-107
Dallas Mitchell John E Co Special mill machinery Projectiles, 1.1" MK-1 A.A. parts for 4.2" shells
Dallas Shredded Steel Co Inc rolling mill products shredded precipitation iron
Dallas Standard Brands Inc active dry yeast active dry yeast
Dallas U S Govt Modification Center # 3 Modification Aircraft Modification Aircraft
Dallas Universal Corp metal doors and sashes rocket motors, 3425, mk7
Driscoll Great Southern Corp Normal Butane and Isobutane Normal Butane and Isobutane
Dumas American Zinc Lead & Smelting Co, American Zinc Co of IL Zinc smelting and refining Retort Slab Zinc
Dumas Royal Dutch Co, Shell Oil Co Inc Anhydrous ammonia Anhydrous ammonia
El Paso Phelps Dodge Refining Corp Copper refining Copper refining
Fort Worth American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp New plant Synthetic Cracking Catalyst
Fort Worth American Mfg Co of Texas Forgings, 105 mm, Forgives, 90 mm, Shells, 4", Shells, 5", Shells, 5", AAC, Shells,5" 1.1, Shells,6" AAC, Shells,8" HC Forgives, 105 mm, Forgives, 90 mm, Shells, 4", Shells, 5", Shells, 5", AAC, Shells,5" 1.1, Shells,6" AAC, Shells,8" HC
Fort Worth Armour and Co Human serum albumin Human serum albumin
Fort Worth Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp Aircraft and parts Airplanes B-24 and PB4Y, Airplanes B32,Airplanes C87, Airplanes B36
Fort Worth Globe Aircraft Corp Airplanes, AT-16 Airplanes, AT-16
Fort Worth Kent Frank Mfg Co Miscellaneous machined aircraft parts Miscellaneous machined aircraft parts
Fort Worth Mechanical Mfg Co Shells, 81MM Shells, 81MM
Fort Worth Southwest Rubber Reclaiming Corp Reclaimed rubber reclaimed rubber
Fort Worth Texas Steel Co steel works shell steel rounds, steel alloy sillets
Fort Worth Texasteel Mfg Co oil field equipment shells, 81mm m-43 a1, shells, 60mm m -49 a2, sucker rods
Freeport Dow Chemical Co New plant Magnesium
Freeport Dow Chemical Co New plant Magnesium alloy
Galveston Todd Shipyards Corp, Todd Galveston Dry Docks Inc shipbuilding and repair coastal tankers, ship repairs, gasoline tankers
Garland Continental Motors Corp New plant Tank engines and parts
Garland Southern Aircraft Corp Aircraft parts bomb bay doors tbf
Garland Southern Aircraft Corp Aircraft parts HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, F6F, FINS, F6F, INNER WINGS, F6F, GUN TURRETS, B-24
Grand Prairie North American Aviation Inc New plant Airplanes, At-6, Airplanes, P-51, Airplanes, B-24
Hico Goodloe E D Co Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Houston American Rolling Mill Co New plant Pig Iron, Steel blooms, Steel ingots, Iron Ore, Steel plates, Coal, Coke
Houston Anderson Clayton Co, Long Reach Machine Works Industrial Machinery Gun Tubes,90 mm
Houston Brown & Root Inc 105mm shells 105mm shells
Houston Brown & Root Inc 105mm shells 105mm shells
Houston Brown Shipbuilding Co Sub chasers 173, landing craft infantry, landing ships, medium destroyer escorts Sub chasers 173, landing craft infantry, landing ships, medium destroyer escorts
Houston Cameron Iron Works Inc Oil field machinery Oil field completion and drilling equipment
Houston Cameron Iron Works Inc Oil field machinery Rockets
Houston Cameron Iron Works Inc Oil field machinery Gun barrels 3" 50 cal AA, Gun mounts 20mm, Depth charge projectors
Houston Consolidated Chemical Industries Inc Industrial Chemicals Sulfuric acid
Houston Converted Rice Co Rice Rice
Houston Crown Central Petroleum Corp Petroleum refinery Aviation gasoline 100/130
Houston Eastern States Petroleum Co Petroleum refinery Butadiene
Houston Eastern States Petroleum Co Petroleum refinery Aviation gasoline 100/130
Houston Goodyear Synthetic Rubber Corp New plant Copolymer type Synthetic Rubber
Houston Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, Kelly Springfield Tire Co Heavy duty military tires Heavy duty military tires
Houston Houston Oil Field Material Co Inc Oil field machinery 60MM. Shells
Houston Hughes Tool Co Oil field machinery Machining, Shells, 155 MM, Chemical Shells, 105 MM
Houston Hughes Tool Co Oil field machinery Gun tube castings, 40 MM, Gun tube castings, 76 MM, Gun tube castings, 90 MM,Gun tube castings, 105 MM, Howitzers, 8" M-2
Houston Magnolia Airco Gas Products Co Compressed and Liquefied Gases Oxygen, Nitrogen
Houston McCloskey and Co New plant concrete barger
Houston McCloskey and Co New plant concrete barger
Houston McEvoy Co Oil Field Machinery Fuzes
Houston Mission Mfg Co Oil field Machinery Plating 3" 50 cal gun barrels
Houston National Instrument Co Scientific instruments Navigation instruments and optical elements
Houston Nyotex Chemicals Inc Anhydrous hydrofluoric acid, anhydrous aluminum chloride Anhydrous hydrofluoric acid, anhydrous aluminum chloride
Houston Port Houston Iron Works Inc shells, H E 90MM (machining only) shells, H E 90MM (machining only)
Houston Reed Roller Bit Co Oil field machinery Drive assemblies, transmission and final, M-4
Houston Reed Roller Bit Co Oil field machinery Airplane struts
Houston Rheem Mfg Co Chemical mortar shells 4.2" Chemical mortar shells 4.2"
Houston Sheffield Steel Corp New plant Shell forgings, 155mm
Houston Sheffield Steel Corp New plant Steel
Houston Sinclair Oil Corp, Sinclair Refining Co gasoline, 100 octane, charging stock ( butylenes H2), aviation gasoline, grade 100/130 gasoline, 100 octane, charging stock ( butylenes H2), aviation gasoline, grade 100/130
Houston Sinclair Oil Corp, Sinclair Rubber Inc new plant butadiene
Houston Smith A O Corp new plant Pressure vessels
Houston Southern Acid and Sulphur Co Inc Triple superphosphate, normal superphosphate Triple superphosphate, normal superphosphate
Houston Texas Electric Steel Casting Co Foundry products tank armor castings, steel castings
Houston Texas Shredding Co shredded precipitation iron shredded precipitation iron
Houston Todd Shipyards Corp, Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corp new plant cargo ships, ec2
Houston WKM Co Inc oil field machinery marine valves
Ingleside Standard Oil Co Of NJ, Humble Oil and Refining Co Butadiene, butyl rubber Butadiene, butyl rubber
Jacksonville American Rolling Mill Co Pig Iron, Iron Ore,Steel plate, Open hearth ingots Pig Iron, Iron Ore,Steel plate, Open hearth ingots
Karnack Monsanto Chemical Co New plant T. N. T.
Linden American Rolling Mill Co Pig Iron, Iron Ore Pig Iron, Iron Ore
Longview Madaras Steel Corp of Texas Iron and steel Iron and steel
Lufkin Lufkin Foundry and Machine Co Pumping equipment gear units for D. E. turbo-generators
McGregor Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant New plant bomb loading 500 lb, bomb loading, 100 lb, m-30, booster loading, m-102, booster loading, m 104, ammonium nitrate, cluster fragmentation bombs, loaded
Midland United Carbon Co, United Carson Co Inc new plant carbon black
Mineral Wells Bateman Foundry and Machine Co Aviation steel Aviation steel
New Boston U S Government, Ordnance Depots repairs and overhaul ordnance material repairs and overhaul ordnance material
Orange Consolidated Steel Corp Ltd New plant Destroyer escorts, Landing craft infantry, steel barges 195', destroyers2200 ton, high speed transports
Port Arthur Gulf Oil Corp Gasoline, 100/130 grade Gasoline, 100/ 130 Grade
Port Arthur Texas Co aviation gasoline, 100/ 135, alkylate, cumene, isobutane, normal butane, isopentane aviation gasoline, 100/ 135, alkylate, cumene, isobutane, normal butane, isopentane
Port Arthur Texasteel Mfg Co new plant projectiles, 5" 38 cal and 6" 47 cal
Port Neches Goodrich B & F Co New plant Copolymer type synthetic rubber
Port Neches Neches Butane Products Co New plant Butadiene
Rusk McCrossin Engineering Co Pig iron Pig iron
San Antonio Bumbaugh Cunningham & Dunn Construction of mobile air depot Construction of mobile air depot
San Antonio Friedrich Ed Sales Co Inc Incendiary bomb components Incendiary bomb components
San Antonio Kincaid-Osburn Electric Steel Co Inc Foundry products Tank armor castings
Seagraves Columbian Carbon Co Channel type carbon black Channel type carbon black
Smiths Bluff Pure Oil Co aviation alkylate, aviation gasoline, grade 100/130, butylene aviation alkylate, aviation gasoline, grade 100/130, butylene
Sunray American Cyanamid Co, American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp Xyridine Xyridine
Sunray Continental Carbon Co Inc Carbon black Furnace type carbon black, Channel carbon black
Sweeny Area Crombie J S and Harrison Oil Co New Plant Aviation, Gasoline 100/130,Pipeline Transportation of full Gas
Temple American Desk Mfg Co Public building furniture Anti-tank mine boxes and shell cases
Texarkana Lone Star Ordnance Corp, Lone Star Ord Plt Shell loading, 20 MM.H.E.,Shell loading, 105 MM., Shell loading, 155 MM, bomb loading, 100 Lb G. P., primer loading, detonator loading, Shell loading, 20 MM.H.E.,Shell loading, 105 MM., Shell loading, 155 MM, bomb loading, 100 Lb G. P., primer loading, detonator loading, petroleum products
Texas City Monsanto Chemical Co New plant Styrene
Texas City Monsanto Chemical Co Steam heat and power Steam heat and power
Texas City Republic Oil Refining oil refining aviation gasoline, 100/130, cracked gasoline
Texas City Southport Petroleum Co of Delaware Petroleum refinery Butadiene and butylene, butylene
Texas City Southport Petroleum Co of Delaware Petroleum refinery Aviation Gasoline, 100/130
Texas City Standard Oil Co of Indiana, Pan American Refining Corp Petroleum refinery Aviation gasoline, 100/130
Texas City Standard Oil Co of Indiana, Pan American Refining Corp Petroleum refinery Gasoline, 91 octane, codimer, heavy hydroformate, isopentane, butylenes, toluene, alkylate, di-isobutylene, polymer sinclair rubber
Texas City Tin Processing Co Smelting and refining of tin ores Smelting and refining of tin ores
Various Nichols Bros Transport Co Transportation of petroleum, products Transportation of petroleum, products
Various Red Arrow Freight Lines Inc Motor vehicle transportation Motor vehicle transportation
Various U S Government, Interior Dept Of, Reclamation Bureau Of electric power generation electric power generation
Various U S Government, Mines Bureau Of HELIUM GAS HELIUM GAS
Velasco Dow Chemical Co New plant Magnesium metal and alloys, styrene, thiokol
Velasco Dow Magnesium Corp New plant Magnesium metal and alloys
Waco General Tire and Rubber Co New plant Truck tires, passenger tires, inner tubes