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9 <br />History <br />The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant was constructed in 1941-1942 to manufacture <br />munitions for American and Allied forces during World War II, and remained in production <br />until 1945. At its peak, the plant employed 26,000 people – more than half of whom were <br />women. <br />The plant was closed after the U.S. declared victory over Japan, but was intermittently <br />reactivated to produce arms and ammunition during the Korean and Vietnam wars. It <br />became largely inactive starting in 1976.