During the 55 years Jefferson Proving Ground operated, over 22 million pieces of ordnance were dropped on what is now the wildlife refuge (USFWS 2001).
Army Jefferson Proving Ground, in southeastern Indiana.
At
Jefferson Proving Ground, some of the wild stuff was not even on the scene before the base was built.
Several local manufacturers expanded last year, and the roughly 400
Jefferson Proving Ground employees who lost their jobs were quickly absorbed into the workforce.
Unfortunately, the
Jefferson Proving Ground, which has joined the ranks of closed military bases, is virtually unusable.
May will mark Jefferson Proving Ground's 50th anniversary of testing ammunition for the U.S.
In order to ease the effects of closure, officials from the three counties that are home to JPG have formed the Jefferson Proving Ground Redevelopment Committee, which is examining ways to reuse the installation and make recommendations to the federal government.
Just 22 years of age, Lieutenant Sweeney spent the next two years at
Jefferson Proving Grounds, Indiana.