1926 NAVY HILL EXPLOSION - Words and Coffee

In 1926, nature blew up a hilltop outside of Dover, NJ
Well... that and about 10% of the military's ENTIRE munitions stockpile that was being stored at the Navy Depot outside Picatinny Arsenal. It caused both a prompt disaster as well as lingering effects which are still felt nearly 100 years later.

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Sources:
• http://www.gendisasters.com/new-jerse...
• http://thevane.gawker.com/july-10-192...
• “Images of America: Picatinny Arsenal.” John W. Rae. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN: 0-7385-0196-4
• https://projects.propublica.org/bombs...
• https://www.msiac.nato.int/sites/defa...