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Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History

Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History

Written by: U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command
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 The APG Hidden History podcast provides a fun and engaging review of APG’s historic sites that no longer exist, are not available for public access, or are lesser-known aspects of APG’s history and historic properties, to provide information regarding some of the hidden stories behind APG's history.DVIDSHub.net Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History - Season 2 - Episode 4 - "Let's Make Some Noise! APG Celebrates The Army's 250th Birthday!!!

    Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History - Season 2 - Episode 4 - "Let's Make Some Noise! APG Celebrates The Army's 250th Birthday!!!
    Jun 13 2025
    Sean Kief and Susan Thompson take a comprehensive look at Aberdeen Proving Ground's 108 years of innovative technological support to the U.S. Army, the Nation and the Soldier by exploring APG's role throughout World War I, World War II and the post-war and Vietnam eras. Highlighting some of the advances that came out of the varied missions of Aberdeen Proving Ground, they explore the vital role APG played in the Army's technological developments over the 20th century.
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    42 mins
  • Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History - Season 2 - Episode 3 - "Horses and Courses at Fort Hoyle

    Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History - Season 2 - Episode 3 - "Horses and Courses at Fort Hoyle
    Jun 6 2025
    "Horses and Courses at Fort Hoyle" - Sean Kief and Susan Thompson continue their discussion on the history of Edgewood Arsenal by exploring the short-lived Fort Hoyle and the activities taking place at Edgewood Arsenal and Fort Hoyle during the timeframe between World War I and World War II. The wide variety of missions that took place at Fort Hoyle included serving as the home of the 6th Field Artillery and as a base for the Citizens Military Training Camp and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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    38 mins
  • Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History - Season 2 - Episode 2 - "Edgewood Arsenal... It's a Gas, Gas, Gas!

    Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History - Season 2 - Episode 2 - "Edgewood Arsenal... It's a Gas, Gas, Gas!
    May 27 2025
    "Edgewood Arsenal... It's a Gas, Gas, Gas" -- Sean Kief and Susan Thompson continue the second season of Aberdeen Proving Ground's Hidden History, with a discussion regarding the ownership of the Gunpowder Neck by the Cadwalader family from the 1840s through 1917, when the land was purchased by the U.S. government to become what would be known as Edgewood Arsenal. Also discussed is Edgewood Arsenal's role in World War I as a center for chemical warfare.
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    30 mins
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