Surrender! The Sudden Death of Alvira, Pennsylvania

In the early Spring of 1942, the peaceful lives would change... forever.

Overview

After its shutdown in January 1944, the former Pennsylvania Ordnance Works served as a storage depot for bombs and artillery, and a top-secret testing area for Army and Navy weapons projects, Ultimately, the much-abused facility's 8400 acres and upkeep became an albatross, and it was deactivated December 1950 and sold piecemeal.