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The Lima tank plant
1980
Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Lima, Ohio
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Every M1 Abrams tank ever built came out of one plant in Lima, the country's only remaining tank factory, running since 1980 on a line that has survived repeated attempts to pause it because restarting a tank plant is harder than keeping it warm. The Army has at times bought tanks it did not want to keep the workforce intact. When Lima says tank town, it is not a metaphor.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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