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WWII Industrial Facilities: Authorized Federally Funded Facilities

Virginia
City Operator Product Type War Product or Service
Alexandria U S Government, Navy Department, Torpedo Stations Torpedoes torpedoes
Alexandria U S Government, Navy Department, Torpedo Stations Torpedoes Torpedoes
Belle Meade Belle Meade Distilling Co Alcohol Alcohol 120 proof, Alcohol 190 proof
Bristol National Fireworks Inc new plant Shell loading, 20 MM H. E., fuse, loading and assembly, fuse, redetonating
Bristol Universal Molded Products Corp Empennage assemblies, C-76 Empennage assemblies, C-76
Charlottesville Southern Welding and Machine Co welding and machines Flight arresting gears, barrier operating bases, idlersheaves
Front Royal Allied Chemical & Dye Corp, General Chemical Co New Plant Sulfuric acid
Front Royal American Viscose Corp Rayon and allied products High tenacity rayon yarn for tires
Ft Monroe U S Government, Mine Depots mine testing mine testing
Ft. Belvoir U S Government, Engineer Corps Of experimental development of engineering equipment experimental development of engineering equipment
Glen Wilton Hercules Powder Co New plant T. N. T.
Little Creek U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Miscellaneous Establishments, Ships Bureau of ship repairs ship repairs
Newport News Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co Shipbuilding and Repair Aircraft carriers, light cruisers, landing ships dock
Newport News Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co Shipbuilding and Repair Aircraft carriers, light cruisers, landing
Norfolk Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co Shipbuilding and repair Ship repair
Norfolk U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Miscellaneous Establishments, Ordnance Bureau of Degaussing Degaussing
Norfolk U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Yards aircraft carriers, seaplane derricks, ship repair, workshop floating aircraft carriers, seaplane derricks, ship repair, workshop floating
Norfolk U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Yards ORDNANCE MATERIAL ORDNANCE MATERIAL
Orange Snead and Co type m-4 pontoons and n.p. hospital wards type m-4 pontoons and n.p. hospital wards
Paytes Panaminas Inc Zinc, lead and copper sulphide concentrates Zinc, lead and copper sulphide concentrates
Pulaski Hercules Powder Co New plant Howitzer charges, 155 MM, Howitzer charges, 155 MM. M2, Gun charges, M-1918, 155 MM.
Radford Hercules Powder Co New plant T. N. T., cannon powder, extruded double base, rolled strip double base, pentolite, nitroglycerine powder, rocket propellent powder
Richmond Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co Inc Rayon Rayon tire yarn, 1100 denier
Richmond Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co, James River Shipbuilding Co Destroyer escorts Destroyer escorts
Richmond U S Foil Co, Naval Ordnance Plant Aluminum rolled rod, wire and bar permanent mold castings for aircraft Aluminum rolled rod, wire and bar permanent mold castings for aircraft
Roanoke American Viscose Corp Boosters Boosters
Scottsville U S Rubber Co new plant rayon tire cord fabric
St Juliens Creek Navy Department, Ammunition Depots ammunition loading and assembling ammunition loading and assembling
West Norfolk Virginia Smelting Co industrial chemicals Liquid sulphur dioxide, sodium hydrosulfite, esotan, zinc sulfate
Winchester O'Sullivan Rubber Co Rubber products heels, tape and soles
Yorktown U S Government, Mine Depots Ordnance material Ordnance material
Yorktown U S Government, Ordnance Plants Ordnance material Ordnance material