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Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Coordinates: 43°22′05″N 89°45′14″W. The Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAP or Badger) or Badger Ordnance Works (B.O.W.) is an excess, non- BRAC, United States Army facility located near Sauk City, Wisconsin. It manufactured nitrocellulose -based propellants during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Easy to find, on U. S. Hwy 12 between Sauk City and Baraboo WI, at the main entrance of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant–across from the Citgo station. Our address is: 7560 US Hwy 12. North Freedom, WI 53951. (608) 448-0244. See you there! Visit the Museum ofBadger Army Ammunition!
WHAT WE ARE ABOUT. Our mission is to collect, preserve and share the histories of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant and the Sauk prairie. We help each other learn from the past, engage with the present, and guide our shared future.
BHG’s commitment is driven by the history of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAP) and the land it occupies. We use the terms “Badger”, “Badger Lands” or “BAAP lands” to refer to this propellent production facility (originally called Badger Ordnance Works) and the Sauk prairie land on which it was built and eventually deconstructed—when we want to distinguish the land ...
BAAP. When operating, Badger Army Ammunition Plant (AAP) was located on 7,275.24 acres of land in Sauk County, Wisconsin. The installation was bordered to the north by Devil's Lake State Park; to the east by farmland, State Highway 78 and the Wisconsin River; to the south by farmland; and to the west by U.S. Highway 12.
29 de ago. de 2022 · This small museum of artifacts and stories of one of the largest munitions plants in the United States. Several displays and photos detailing the operation and risks of a large munitions...
The plant was to be situated close to the Wisconsin River on the east and southeast for its water supply. It is bounded on the north by a range of hills known as the Baraboo Bluffs. The mean elevation of Badger is 870-900 feet above sea level. The geographical characteristics were appropriate for the requirements of an ammunition plant.
