Photo Essay: Fort McCoy Historical Areas

Photo By Scott Sturkol | This concrete storehouse, shown on March 23, 2018, is the oldest standing building at Fort McCoy, Wis. The building was built in 1911 and its location was once next to the southern spur of the joint Chicago and northwestern-Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul railways that went through the area. Also known as the Ordnance Magazine, it served as a storehouse for targets and equipment for the adjoining small-arms range on the installation's South Post. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

04.13.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                       

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near Highway 16 on March 23, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significant contributions to the nation's defense efforts and at Fort McCoy were a part of many projects, including building this gate section.

Also, a concrete storehouse, shown on March 23, 2018, is the oldest standing building at Fort McCoy, Wis.

The building was built in 1911 and its location was once next to the southern spur of the joint Chicago and northwestern-Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul railways that went through the area.

Also known as the Ordnance Magazine, it served as a storehouse for targets and equipment for the adjoining small-arms range on the installation's South Post.

• Date Taken: 04.13.2018
• Date Posted: 04.13.2018 13:21
• Story ID: 272994
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US