Munitions Train Leaves Depot, 10 Aug 1970
Item — Box: Small Coll. 11, Folder: 1, item: 17
Identifier: 17
Scope and Contents
A munitions train carrying 3,372 nerve gas rockets leaves the Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, KY, en route to Sunny Point, NC. The concrete encased gas rockets are to be loaded on a ship there, taken 253 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean, and dumped in 16,000 feet of water. The 11 open-top freight cars were accompanied by medical and security personnel.
Dates
- Creation: 10 Aug 1970
Full Extent
From the Collection: 1.00 folders
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository