The Morgan Factory Explosion - 1918

On October 4, 1918, the Morgan Factory aka the Gillespie Shell Loading Company experienced a major accident. While the root causes are unclear, the resulting explosions persisted for 48 hours and left a crater the size of a football field. Pieces of ordnance and debris were found as recently as 1995 and 2007 in the surrounding towns.

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Sources:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-explosion-of-the-t-a-gillespie-company-shell-loading-plant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._A._Gillespie_Company_Shell_Loading_Plant_explosion
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