Red River Army Depot WWII Payroll — Bowie County

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Red River Army Depot WWII Payroll — Bowie County

Lost Treasure TX • Bowie County County
Description
Texarkana legend of wartime payroll near Red River Army Depot — the fifty-square-mile ordnance installation that absorbed 116 farms west of the border city in 1941.
Historical Notes
Red River Army Depot was activated in August 1941 following government purchase of 116 farms and ranches just west of Texarkana. The base includes fifty square miles and approximately 1,400 buildings. Through December 31, 1945, 2,482,189,387 pounds of matériel were received and 1,539,954,000 pounds shipped. The depot was consolidated with Lone Star Ordnance Plant as Texarkana Ordnance Center in April 1943, boosting the county economy during the Depression recovery. WWII ordnance folklore imagines paymaster pouches and contractor specie near ammunition-loading plants. Coordinates mark the depot tract west of Texarkana. Do not trespass on active military installations.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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