Badger Army Ammunition Plant
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. It was a large munitions factory during World War II. As of 2013, the facility was in the end stages of demolition and remediation in preparation for property transfer.
| Badger Army Ammunition Plant | |
|---|---|
| Sauk County, near Sauk City, Wisconsin | |
General view toward west, Badger Army Ammunition Plant before demolition | |
| Coordinates | 43°22′05″N 89°45′14″W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War |
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