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Navy Bomb Disposal School
Part of American University
Washington, D.C.
Navy Bomb Disposal SchoolLocation of the Navy Bomb Disposal School
Coordinates	38°56′13.56″N 77°5′12.84″W / 38.9371000°N 77.0869000°W / 38.9371000; -77.0869000
Type	Training installation
Site information
Owner	Navy Department
Operator	U.S. Navy
Site history
In use	1942–1945
Battles/wars	World War II

The Navy Bomb Disposal School, was a World War II era U.S. naval training installation built on American University property in Washington, D.C.

Environmental impact

During World War II, American University allowed the U.S. Navy to use part of its campus for bomb disposal training. In 1993, a construction worker stumbled upon some of the buried munitions. This led to major cleanup efforts in the 1990s and 2000s (decade) on the site, which included a corner of the university and several neighboring residences.

References

1. ^ Albright, Richard D. (2012). Cleanup of chemical and explosive munitions : locating, identifying contaminants, and planning for environmental remediation of land and sea military ranges and ordnance dumpsites (2nd ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier/William Andrew. pp. 137–240. ISBN 978-1-4377-3477-5. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
2. Gordon, Martin K.; Sude, Barry R.; Overbeck, Ruth Ann; Hendricks, Charles (1994). Final Report: A Brief History of the American University Experiment Station and U. S. Navy Bomb Disposal School, America University (PDF). U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

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