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<br />TCAAP History Preserved <br />Prior to building demolition, staff from the County and Bolander gathered items from the site that were <br />significant to the history of TCAAP and the nearly 26,000 workers who manufactured ammunition during five <br />wars. <br /> <br />A major collection of maps, drawings and construction documents were donated by the County to the <br />Northwest Architectural Library at the University of Minnesota. They chronicle the development of the <br />Arsenal and TCAAP beginning in 1941, and contain detailed building plans, and site maps. <br /> <br />A small collection of artifacts associated with the 30 caliber building, as well as various items from throughout <br />the site including a time clock, message boards and building layout boards were donated to the Ramsey <br />County Historical Society. The RCHS plans to use photographs of these items in upcoming articles in their <br />quarterly magazine, as well as for future exhibits. <br /> <br />Did you know? <br /> <br />The Federal Government paid $133,685 for the 2,370 acres it acquired for the TCAAP in 1941. <br /> <br />It took 15 months to: <br /> <br />• Build 323 buildings <br />• 21.4 miles of roads <br />• 15.6 miles of railroad track <br />• 31.3 miles of sanitary sewer <br />• 14.1 miles of gas line <br />• 16.8 miles of steam line <br />• 28.9 miles of electrical line <br />• 11.1 miles of telephone line <br />• And one water tower, which was dismantled and moved from Ft. Snelling (now located on the Arden <br />Hills Army Training Site –AHATS) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />President Roosevelt visited Twin Cities Ordinance Plant (Future TCAAP) in 1942. <br />(Photo courtesy of Shoreview Historical Society)