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Fall River County Historical Society, Paper

 

Fall River County Papers

Black Hills Army Depot, Igloo, South Dakota; Telephone Directory, 1965-1966; Master Plan: Basic Information; Maps: Black Hills Ordnance Depot, Igloo, South Dakota; Completion Report: the Black Hills Ordnance Depot, Provo, South Dakota; Welcome to Black Hills Ordnance Depot, Igloo, South Dakota [pamphlet]; "Igloo: a History of the Black Hills Ordnance Depot" [typescript], and miscellaneous correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, etc. are included in this collection. The collection also includes the manuscripts used in the preparation of the book "Fall River County Pioneer Histories."

The Primary mission of the Back Hills Ordnance Depot was to serve as a reserve depot for the receipt, storage, and issue of ammunition. The name of the community, Igloo, was derived from the term used to designate the ammunition storage buildings.