A Town With an Abandoned WWII Ammunition Plant | Charlestown, Indiana

The Indiana Army Ammunition Plant was a massive site, consisting of 18,169.41 acres to be exact. When everything was completed, there were as many as 1700 buildings, 190 miles of roads and 92 miles of railroad tracks on the property. Charlestown State Park was created from land that was once owned by the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant. Inside the park today is some remnants of the old Rose Island Theme Park, which was popular in the 1920s. The Ohio River flood of 1937 wiped out the theme park for good. Other than that Charlestown appears to be your typical rural southern Indiana town.
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  • @ChrisHarden
    @ChrisHarden10 ай бұрын

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  • @shawnbell6275

    @shawnbell6275

    4 ай бұрын

    My great great grandfather was the supervisor over this exact plant I am pretty sure this is the one. He was there and worked as the supervisor and ammunition specialist for 36 years.he answered directly to the president.

  • @frankwoods4532
    @frankwoods453210 ай бұрын

    Nice ride along Chris. Thanks for sharing. 😀😃😄

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons10110 ай бұрын

    Just went on "Break" and what was waiting just for me on my laptop? Why a new Chris Harden video.... But will have to finish it at lunch break.

  • @craignovy2090
    @craignovy20905 ай бұрын

    For me yet another Chris Harden gem. I like being surprised and I sure as heck was! I had no idea anything like this WW2 effort went on with this scale in the whole region. I have not seen anything like this where in depth knowledge is shared on this level with video. It is beyond the usual museum or documentary quality. I also appreciate exactly how the rankings are determined. That way the viewer can decide on their own how they would rank accordingto their own preferences. Excellent...as usual!

  • @austinhawkins8683
    @austinhawkins86834 ай бұрын

    The area your drone was flying is where the powder igloos was.

  • @shelbyz1974
    @shelbyz197410 ай бұрын

    Interesting to hear they used captured German soldiers for some of the factories. I appreciate the work you go to for these videos Chris. Not a bad town if you want to live cheaply.

  • @lumberhack2002
    @lumberhack20023 ай бұрын

    Best move I have made in my 76 years of life was to move out of Louisville, KY in 2016 where I lived for 32 years. The peace of living in Charlestown compared to the rising crime and bustle of Louisville is so desirable. If anything, Charlestown can be a retirement community for Louisville.

  • @joannunemaker6332
    @joannunemaker633210 ай бұрын

    I liked this video!😊❤

  • @geraldmckillip5594
    @geraldmckillip559410 ай бұрын

    3 Thumbs up 👍 👍👍

  • @Johnny53kgb-nsa
    @Johnny53kgb-nsa8 ай бұрын

    Did you ride thru pleasant ridge area of Charlestown? Called the projects.

  • @RowdyEben
    @RowdyEben10 ай бұрын

    I'll trade this crime rate for your "amenities " any day. Thanks for the video

  • @rickwitt5735
    @rickwitt573510 ай бұрын

    While filming this episode, you were just down the street from Madison, Indiana. It's a very interesting place. My hope is that you'll have an episode on that town coming up. Keep up the great content.

  • @ChrisHarden

    @ChrisHarden

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks, and I’ve actually made a video on Madtown already

  • @rickwitt5735

    @rickwitt5735

    10 ай бұрын

    In my haste, I forgot to mention the strong possibility that you'd already made one about Madison. I'll have to look for it. Thanks for the response!

  • @JSheridan-nc9db
    @JSheridan-nc9db10 ай бұрын

    Interesting. I am in a TN town of 2390 and it does have a Walmart as well as Kroger. Not everything there but there is enough.

  • @pizzaearthpancakesandother2549
    @pizzaearthpancakesandother254910 ай бұрын

    Thanks Chris, this is a new place to me! Most residents of Charlestown pronounce the name as "Charles-tun" because of its French origins and settlement back in the mid 1600s

  • @RowdyEben

    @RowdyEben

    10 ай бұрын

    No, we do not.

  • @undeadgearhead94

    @undeadgearhead94

    4 ай бұрын

    Sounds like you're mixing up Charleston, SC and Charlestown, IN. Charleston SC was established in 1670 while IN was established in 1808. Also we don't pronounce it like that. Its Charles-town. Sincerely, A Local

  • @garyradtke3252
    @garyradtke32529 ай бұрын

    So why do you refer to this place as "the Louisville area" or lead on that it is a suburb of Louisville?

  • @user-fu9py2ec1l
    @user-fu9py2ec1l13 күн бұрын

    I work right at the new warehouse part being built right next to the plant, towards the south end is still there, however, I gurantee all of it will be developed in then next 10 years or so, maybe less. They are already building tons of new neighborhoods across from the plant directly. Crazy cheap land. Also Facebook(Meta) is building a massive Data center right next door to us. If you want a good job and good new infrastructure Move to Charlestown now, its about to take off and get expensive quick.

  • @user-fu9py2ec1l

    @user-fu9py2ec1l

    13 күн бұрын

    at 4:00 you drove right past my work lol.

  • @ashleybays3008
    @ashleybays30085 ай бұрын

    It’s still there. Check out a map.

  • @shawnbell6275
    @shawnbell62754 ай бұрын

    My great great grandfather was the supervisor over the entire ammunition plant. He was an ammunition specialist and answered directly to the president

  • @user-kn8qi4qf7p
    @user-kn8qi4qf7p10 ай бұрын

    Can you do for long vidio ? Abouat 60 minute .please

  • @bobconder3163
    @bobconder31635 ай бұрын

    Zero amenities for its size . One small grocery and parks don’t exist .

  • @AstroAstroKnot
    @AstroAstroKnot4 ай бұрын

    CCSI