A flag-raising ceremony signaling the start of production at the West Virginia Ordnance Works near Point Pleasant was held on October 12, 1942.
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"Walk-Out At TNT"
"Ordnance Men Return To Jobs Today"
"Underground Magazine At TNT Plant"
"TNT Works River Area Restricted"
"Flag Raising At Ordnance Works Mon."
"Flag-Raising Signals Start Of Operation At TNT Plant
Here"
"TNT Production Ceases at W. Va. Ordnance
Works"
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On This Day in West Virginia History: October