Naval Ordnance Plant / Naval Ordnance Station, "Gunsmith to the Navy"
Naval Ordnance Plant.
Commissioned on Oct. 1, 1941. Operated by Westinghouse Electric to manufacture gun mounts and ordnance for the Navy during WWII. The 135 acre inland site afforded protection from enemy air attacks. Peak employment reached 4200. The Navy took over operation in 1946. In the post-war years employment declined to less than 100.
Naval Ordnance Station
"Gunsmith to the Navy"
Re-activated in 1950, NOSL became a major facility. In 1966 it was designated an ordnance station and assigned to provide design, repair, overhaul, and engineering for all shipboard gun systems. In 1996, the operation returned to private contractors with engineering support being retained by the Navy until 2011.
Erected 2012 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways; Sponsored by and dedicated to NOSL Employees. (Marker Number 2389.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 38° 10.163′ N, 85° 45.876′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Southside. Marker is at the intersection of Southside
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Douglas Park Racetrack (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Little Loomhouse / Happy Birthday to You (approx. ¾ mile away); Southern Parkway / Iroquois Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kenwood Drive-In (approx. 0.9 miles away); Iroquois Amphitheater / Works Progress Admin., 1935-1943 (approx. one mile away); Fenley Family / Fenley Family Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ruff Memorial Wheelmen's Bench / Cycle Carnival 1897 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Tom Moore Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.
Also see . . . Naval Ordnance Plant/ Station. From Kentucky Historical Society's Explore KY History program. (Submitted on December 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
