Savanna, Illinois
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Savanna is a city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,783 at the 2020 census. Savanna is located along the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Plum River.
Pulford Opera House in downtown Savanna.
The Mississippi River viewed from Mississippi Palisades State Park near Savanna
The Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge between Savanna and Sabula, Iowa
Savanna Army Depot
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Savanna Army Depot was a 13,062-acre installation, located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, in Carroll and Jo Daviess counties, around seven miles north of Savanna, Illinois. It was opene
Savanna, Illinois
…age 65 or over. In 1917, the United States Army purchased 13,062 acres (53 km2) of land about seven miles (11 km) north of Savanna to construct the Savanna Army Depot. Originally the land was to be used as a test range for munitions produced at the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illinois. In 1921, the mission…
Aerial photo of a portion of the depot looking northwest over the ammunition storage bunkers, 1997.