Date of Award
8-28-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Charles Romney
Abstract
The Vertac Superfund site in Jacksonville, Arkansas was a man-made disaster that affected the city in multiple ways socially and economically. It began with the start of World War II, and the construction of the Arkansas Ordnance Plant in 1942. After the end of World War II, Reasor-Hill bought and reused the area for chemical production. While the company created jobs, it also began to create the setting for an environmental disaster, as more chemical companies traded the site around for chemical production, including the components for Agent Orange. It is inextricably connected to the Arkansas Ordnance Plant, the reuse of the main site from munitions creation for World War II to chemical production for the Vietnam War.
Recommended Citation
Stone, Margaret Frances, "Small Town Superfund: History of the Vertac Superfund Site in Jacksonville, Arkansas" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 1224.
https://research.ualr.edu/etd/1224
