Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground (MD) (Images of America) Bill Bates, Maj. Gen. John C. Doesburg (Foreword)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738544361
DDC: 974
Edition: Paperback; 2007-08-01
Summary:
Situated in southeastern Harford County and edged by the Chesapeake
Bay and the Bush and Gunpowder Rivers, the U.S. Army bases known as
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Arsenal, and Fort Hoyle havebeen
home to ordnance, chemical, technology, and artillery commands. The
photographs in this volume include scenes of the fertile farmlands of
Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Michaelsville, and their transformation,
which began in 1917, into the military base known today as Aberdeen
Proving Ground, or APG. Views of daily life on base include the
Toonerville Trolley, a small-scale train that shuttled commuting
personnel between the main gate and the buildings on post. The images
document changes in the ways wars have been fought and changes in
society as a result of war. Braveofficers voluntarily tested the
effects of mustard agent and other chemical weapons on protective
clothing and gas masks. Local women sewed gas masksfor troops and
civilians. Women moved into key jobs on base during World War II,
manufacturing and maintaining tanks and weapons systems as the need
for great numbers of troops depleted the workforce of civilian males.
APG scientists led the way into the computer age when they developed
ENIAC, the first electronic digital computer.
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