Ogden Arsenal, Standard Ammunition Magazine, East side of Heath Lane, between Georgia & Main Streets, Layton, Davis County, UT
Summary
Significance: Building 1471 is one of only five remaining ordnance-related structures which date from the original 1920's construction of Ogden Arsenal. This standard ammunitions magazine provides particularly vivid images of the processes involved in the manufacture and storage of munitions at Ogden Arsenal. This building, along with other structures at the base, renders a unique picture of the U.S. Army build-up which occurred on the eve of and during World War II.
Survey number: HAER UT-84-AB
Building/structure dates: 1921 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Wegman-French, Lysa, transmitter
Dockendorf, Richard, photographer
Location
Layton, 41.07738, -111.98458
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html