Buried WW1 munitions still being cleaned up in D.C. Suburb

[Art Vandelay]

https://www.washingtonian.com/2013/02/28/the-toxic-waste-pit-next-door/
The article is a few years old but just today I was driving through Spring Valley and was treated with the site of a zoned off excavation taking place which reminded me of this still ongoing scandal. My good friend's dad is mentioned in the article (Marc). Overall an interesting read if you have the time.

 

[Devildoc]

That's pretty cool. There is a national guard camp nearby, in WWII it was a pretty big Army base, they are still finding WWII munitions and more than occasionally UO.

 

[Brill]

I think the site used to be where the manufactured latex...possibly a former importer/exporter business...ah, hell, maybe an architect firm.

I do remember they collaborated on a project with Pennypacker though.

 

[SpitfireV]

IIRC there's a whole cottage industry in Germany based on looking at contemporary photos of allied bombings (and cleanup reporting) and plotting where there is likely to be UXO in preparation for construction.

Then there's this. Iron harvest - Wikipedia