Dublin in Pulaski County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

New River Ordnance Plant

Photographed by Roger Miller, November 7, 2018

1. New River Ordnance Plant Marker

Inscription. Just south of here stood the New River Ordnance Plant, or Dublin Bagging Plant, a World War II facility established primarily for the bagging of propellant used for firing artillery shells. Construction of the plant, designed and operated by the Hercules Powder Company, begin in Feb. 1941 on nearly 4,000 acres of former farmland. Thousands of employees, many of them women, manufactured bags, loaded them with powder, waterproofed artillery propellants, and made cannon flash reducers. The plant shipped nearly 144,000 tons of powder before being declared surplus in 1945. Portions of the property were sold, while about 2,800 acres later became part of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-284.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1941.

Location. 37° 6.344′ N, 80° 40.304′ W. Marker is in Dublin, Virginia, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection

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of Bagging Plant Road (Virginia Route 617) and Dunlap Road, on the left when traveling north on Bagging Plant Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dublin VA 24084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Veterans (approx. ¼ mile away); Dublin Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); World War II Home Front (approx. 1.2 miles away); New Dublin Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Trollingers' Cave (approx. 2 miles away); Battle of Cloyd's Mountain

Photographed by Roger Miller, November 7, 2018

2. New River Ordnance Plant Marker

(approx. 2 miles away); Battle of Cloyd's Farm (approx. 2 miles away); Rearguard Action (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2018, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,709 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2018, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.