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I am providing an update to the Klotz Throwing Company tour that is being held on June 18.
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Many years ago, I night hiked into the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (IAAP) in southern Indiana—the most substantial industrial abandonment in the United States. Sprawling over 19,000 acres, IAAP was overwhelming.
East Liverpool, Ohio
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