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
Aerial photo of a portion of the depot looking northwest over the ammunition storage bunkers, 1997.
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.
Savanna Army Depot
…52.86 km2) installation, located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, in Carroll and Jo Daviess counties, around seven miles (11 km) north of Savanna, Illinois. It was opened in 1917 as a proving and testing facility for weapons developed at Rock Island Arsenal. In 1921 it became a weapons depot. The U.S…
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