The two coal-fired power plants, after not having been used since 1992, at the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown, Indiana were demolished at the cost of $1.1 million between 2011-12. It involved scrapping 335 tons of salvageable materials from the site and the removal of the 120,000 and 145,000 square-foot structures and their associated 180-foot smokestacks.
Check out the video below for the demolition of the last part of the power plant, the smokestacks!
Below is a gallery of photographs from Power Plant 401-1 and 401-2:
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- A view of the Power Plant Building 401-2 in 2007.
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- Atop the conveyor was a small tram.
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- A view of Power Plant Building 401-1 in 2007.
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- A view of the Power Plant Building 401-2 in 2007.
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- Atop the conveyor was a small tram.
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- A view of Pump House Building 402-3 with Power Plant Building 401-1 is in the background.
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- A view of the Power Plant Building 401-2 in 2007.
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- A view of an entrance into Power Plant Building 401-1 in 2007.
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- A view of the Power Plant Building 401-2 in 2007.
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- A view of Power Plant Building 401-1 in 2007.
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- Much of the sensitive equipment was encased in sheeting to protect them from humidity.
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- A view of Power Plant Building 401-1 in 2007.
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- Layaway Equipment Tag used on equipment when a building is put into standby status. Turbine No. 3 was reported to be in good condition in 1989.
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- Much of the sensitive equipment was encased in sheeting to protect them from humidity.
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- Layaway Equipment Tag used on equipment when a building is put into standby status. Turbine No. 3 was reported to be in good condition in 1989.
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- A view of Power Plant Building 401-1 in 2007.
