Aberdeen Proving Ground

Aberdeen Proving Ground is a United States Army proving ground located in Harford County, Maryland. It is the Army’s oldest active proving ground, established on October 20, 1917, six months after the United States entered World War I, It was established there so that design and testing of ordnance matériel can be carried out in close proximity to the nation’s industrial and shipping centers at the time. The first gun was fired on January 2, 1918.

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United States Army - Proving ground - Harford County, Maryland - 1917 - World War I - Ordnance - Matériel

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Aberdeen Proving Ground occupies more than 72,500 acres (293 km²). Its northernmost point is marked by the confluence of the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay. On the south it is bordered by the Gunpowder River.

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Acre - Susquehanna River - Chesapeake Bay - Gunpowder River

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The installation is organized into two areas, separated by the Bush River. The northern area is known as the Aberdeen Area, and the southern sector, formerly Edgewood Arsenal, is the Edgewood Area, the location of the former U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command (CBDCOM). Edgewood Chemical Activity is a chemical weapons depot located here. Elimination of the chemicals held here was put on an accelerated schedule after 9/11 and all chemical weapons were scheduled to be destroyed by 2004.

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Bush River - Aberdeen - Arsenal - U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command - Edgewood Chemical Activity - Chemical weapon - 9/11

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Other parts of the proving ground not attached to the main installation includes the Churchville Test Site in Harford County and Carroll Island and Graces Quarters in Baltimore County, Maryland.

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Churchville Test Site - Carroll Island - Baltimore County, Maryland

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