Hawthorne, Nevada
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Hawthorne Nevada has a couple of excellent museums, The Mineral County Museum and the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum. Driving into town we saw a number of above ground ammunition bunkers. The Hawthorne Army Depot located in Hawthorne is the largest ammunition depot in the world and because of the depot, Hawthorne bills itself as “America’s Patriotic Home”. Both museums in Hawthorne were very good and educational. |
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The Hawthorne Army Depot is the largest ammunition depot in
the world, and it plays a vital role in storing, maintaining, and
demilitarizing conventional munitions for the United States military. The
depot is located on over 147,000 acres of land and has over 2,000 magazines
for storing ammunition.
On the way to Hawthorne we stopped at the world famous Clown Motel. The World Famous Clown Motel has become a popular tourist destination, and it has been featured in numerous television shows and documentaries. The motel has also been the subject of several paranormal investigations, as many people believe that it is haunted. |
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