Aberdeen (United States)

Aberdeen

Aberdeen . 1 Town (1990 pop. 13,087), Harford co., NE Md., in a farm region; inc. 1892. Just south, on Chesapeake Bay, is the U.S. army's huge Aberdeen Proving Ground, a major research, development, and testing installation and site of the army ordnance center and school. An ordnance museum is on the grounds. 2 City (1990 pop. 24,927), seat of Brown co., NE S.Dak.; inc. 1882. The trade and distribution center for a wheat and livestock region, it has grain elevators and soybean oil, candy, and dairy-processing plants. Other industries include machinery, electronic and medical equipment, chemicals, computers, printing, wood products, and ethanol. Northern State Univ. and the Dakota Prairie Museum are there. 3 City (1990 pop. 16,565), Grays Harbor co., W Wash., a port of entry on Grays Harbor, at the confluence of the Chehalis and the Wishkah rivers; inc. 1890. With its adjacent twin city, Hoquiam , it has lumbering, shipping, boatbuilding, seafood-processing, and printing and publishing industries and steel and copper foundries. The cities serve as a gateway to Olympic National Park (see under Olympic Mts. ). Aberdeen is the home port of Washington's tall ship Ambassador Lady Washington.

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Aberdeen Proving Ground

Aberdeen Proving Ground APG site of the U.S. Army's oldest active testing area for weapons and munitions. Known as the “Home of Ordnance,” it was established in October 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I. Like other proving grounds, Aberdeen Proving Ground is used for testing and development of ordnance material (weaponry and munitions), laboratory research, and training of military personnel.

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