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General Area: Hagerstown, MD Site Type/Program: MMRP - Army Location: Fort Ritchie is located in north central Maryland, in the northeastern corner of Washington County off of State Route 550 near the Pennsylvania State line. The site is situated approximately 20 miles north of Frederick and 15 miles northeast of Hagerstown. Brief History: The Buena Vista Ice Company first developed the Fort Ritchie property before 1900. Two lakes were constructed to provide ice to the Baltimore and Washington areas by train. In 1926, the land was purchased by the State of Maryland to develop a brigade training area for the Maryland National Guard. The training area was named Camp Ritchie, after Governor Albert C. Ritchie. In June 1942, the federal government ordered Camp Ritchie activated as a War Department Military Intelligence Training Center. 20,000 intelligence troops were housed and trained at Camp Ritchie over a four-year period. An 'impact area' located on a hillside west of the current residential area was reportedly used as a mortar range during WWII. In 1948, the Army acquired the post to support the Alternate Joint Communications Center, which began operations in 1954. |
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Range / Site Description: An 'impact area' located on a hillside west of the current residential area was reportedly used as a mortar range during WWII. Associated Munitions: Mortars (WWII ERA) and former skeet range Activities Completed: An Archives Search Report was conducted for Fort Ritchie which identified areas in and near the 'impact area' that could potentially contain UXO. An assessment of the extent of UXO at the facility was conducted in 1997-1998. In September of 1999, an Ordnance and Explosives Site Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis was prepared that proposed four-foot clearance in residential and commercial areas and a one foot clearance for less accessible areas. In 2003, the MMRP inventory was completed for Fort Ritchie. Issues: Other Information: Fort Ritchie was closed under the 1995 BRAC program. |
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