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WWII Industrial Facilities: Authorized Federally Funded Facilities

Washington
City Operator Product Type War Product or Service
Bellingham Northwest Magnesite Co, See: Harbison-walker Refractories Co, Northwest Mfg Co Ship parts ship parts
Bellingham Puget Sound Power & Light Co, See Engineers Public Service Co, Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Co Pulp mills Ethyl alcohol, 190 proof
Bremerton Navy Department, Ammunition Depots Ammunition Ammunition
Bremerton U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Yards destroyers, gasoline barges, submarine, salvage pontoons destroyers, gasoline barges, submarine, salvage pontoons
Bremerton U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Yards ORDNANCE MATERIAL ORDNANCE MATERIAL
Du Pont Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co Inc Explosives Ammonium nitrate, nitric acid, sulphur
Everett Everett Pacific Shipbuilding Co Boom (net ) tender, Harbor tugs ( small ), Ship repair Boom (net ) tender, Harbor tugs ( small ), Ship repair
Hoquiam Lamb Grays Harbor Co Boosters, land mine castings-anti-personnel Boosters, land mine castings-anti-personnel
Houston Lake Washington Shipyards Shipbuilding and repair seaplane tenders ( small ), motor torpedo boat tenders
Keyport U S Government, Navy Department, Torpedo Stations torpedoes torpedoes
Keyport U S Government, Navy Department, Torpedo Stations torpedoes torpedoes
Longview U S Foil Co, Reynolds Metals Co new plant aluminum ingots
Metaline Falls American Zinc Lead & Smelting Co Electric powder transmission Electric powder transmission
Olympia Puget Sound Shipbuilding Corp cargo barges, 90', cargo barges, 110' cargo barges, 90', cargo barges, 110'
Port Townsend U S Government, Navy Department, Torpedo Ranges torpedoes torpedoes
Renton Boeing Airplane Co, Boeing Aircraft Co Aircraft and parts Airplanes B-29
Renton Consolidated Coal Co Mining Bituminous coal Mining Bituminous coal
Renton Pacific Car and Foundry Co Foundry equipment Armor castings, carbon castings
Renton Pacific Car and Foundry Co Railroad equipment TANKS M -4, Tanks recovery units, 40 Ton, Tractor equipment
Renton Pacific Car and Foundry Co Railroad equipment inboard spars, B-29
Seattle Associated Shipbuilders, Lake Union Dry Dock and Machinery Works Floating work ships, Seaplane Tenders, Motor driven minesweepers, Minesweeper, 220' and 180' Floating work ships, Seaplane Tenders, Motor driven minesweepers, Minesweeper, 220' and 180'
Seattle Boeing Airplane Co, Boeing Aircraft Co Warehouse facilities Warehouse facilities
Seattle Boeing Airplane Co, Boeing Aircraft Co Airplanes B-29 Airplanes B-29
Seattle Boeing Airplane Co, Boeing Aircraft Co Airplanes B-17G Airplanes B-17G
Seattle Crown Zellerbach Corp Paper and paperboard Whetterite
Seattle Doran Co Nonferrous metal foundries Ship valves propellers and fittings
Seattle Isaacson Iron Works New plant Heavy press forgings, small hammer and drop forgings, Galvanizing shop and ship parts
Seattle Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works Shipbuilding and repair ship repairs, dry -docking of vessels
Seattle Markey Machinery Co Marine machinery cargo winches, windlasses and capstons
Seattle Olympic Shipbuilders Inc barges b-5 barges b-5
Seattle Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co Shipbuilding and repair minesweepers, 180', workshops, floating, (mull and mach) covered lighters
Seattle Seattle City of Transportation Comm motor vehicle transportation motor vehicle transportation
Seattle Seattle Oxygen Co Inc oxygen, nitrogen oxygen, nitrogen
Seattle Seattle Port Of terminal facilities terminal facilities
Seattle Seattle Tacoma S B Co ship repair ship repair
Seattle Stetson Ross Machine Co Wood working machinery Steering gears, marine pumps
Seattle Todd Shipyards Corp, Todd Pacific Shipyards Inc shipbuilding and repair destroyers
Seattle Todd Shipyards Corp, Todd Seattle Dry Docks Inc shipbuilding and repair conversion and repair
Seattle U S Government, Dry Docks Floating dry dock Floating dry dock
Seattle U S Government, Federal Works Agency, Public Works Administration Water transportation Water transportation
Seattle Washington Iron Works industrial machinery aircraft wing flap tracks, b-29
Seattle Webster Brinkley Co machine shop products marine steering gears, marine copstang and windlasses
Seattle Western Gear Works gears ship auxiliary equipment, gears
Seattle Western Gear Works gears cranes and hoists, aircraft gears, b-17, b-29
Seattle Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co shipbuilding and repair mine sweepers, 180'
Seattle Woron Meat Co meat processing meat processing
Spokane Aluminum Co of America New plant Aluminum smelting, Carbon Electrodes, Aluminum sheets
Spokane Brown Industries Automobile parts Nacelle fairing assemblies
Spokane Union Carbide and Carbon Corp, Electro Metallurgical Co Inc New plant Magnesium metal, ferrosilicon (75%)
Tacoma Hooker Electro Chemical Co Anhydrous aluminum chloride, hydrochloric acid Anhydrous aluminum chloride, hydrochloric acid
Tacoma Olin Corp Electric power generation Electric power generation
Tacoma Pacific Carbide and Alloys Calcium Carbide Calcium Carbide
Tacoma Standard Carton Co paper products paperboard and cartons
Tacoma Todd Shipyards Corp, Todd Pacific Shipyards Inc seaplane tenders, auxiliary aircraft carriers, fuel oil barges, water barges seaplane tenders, auxiliary aircraft carriers, fuel oil barges, water barges
Tacoma Western Cartridge Co new plant aluminum
Tacoma Wilkeson Products Co metallurgical coke metallurgical coke
Vancouver Inland Navigation Co Various Water transportation
Vancouver Inland Navigation Co   Water transportation
Vancouver Kaiser Henry J Co, Kaiser Co Inc Auxiliary aircraft carriers, emergency transports Auxiliary aircraft carriers, emergency transports
Various River Terminals Corp Terminal facilities Terminal facilities
Various U S Government, Bonneville Power Administration Electric power transmission Electric power transmission
Various U S Government, Bonneville Power Administration Electric power transmission Electric power transmission
Various U S Government, Interior Dept Of, Reclamation Bureau Of SAND AND GRAVEL SAND AND GRAVEL
Various U S Government, Interior Dept Of, Reclamation Bureau Of electric power generation electric power generation
Various U S Government, Interior Dept Of, Reclamation Bureau Of electric power transmission electric power transmission
Wilkeson Wilkeson Products Co Coal coal
Winslow Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co minesweepers, repair minesweepers, repair