LinkLinks DCist: Cleanup Complete At WWI Chemical Weapons Dump In D.C.’s Spring Valley By Editor On Nov 26, 2021 Last updated Nov 26, 2021 66 Share At the beginning of World War I, the couple dozen students attending American University suddenly found themselves shunted off campus, their classes held at professors’ houses, while more than 1,000 chemists and engineers flocked to what was then rural acreage in a sparsely developed corner of the District. Their mission: to develop and test deadly chemical weapons, including mustard gas. 66 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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