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[[Edgewood]] lies 25 miles north of [[Baltimore]]. FZ's [[Francis Zappa|father]] worked as a meteorologist at the Edgewood Arsenal.  
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'''Edgewood''' is a town in [[Maryland]], 25 miles north of [[Baltimore]].
  
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The arsenal was first established in 1918 in response to Germany's introduction of chemical warfare during World War I.  As there was no commercial potential in the peacetime production of the chemicals (not forgetting their inherent danger) commercial manufacturers were not interested in producing the components of chemical warfare; so the army decided to construct its own chemical production plant to produce chlorine, mustard gas, chloropicrin, and phosgene.
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==Frank Zappa==
  
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During the 1920's and 30's the arsenal was expanded to operate as a complete industrial complex to facilitate production, assembly, storage, and shipment of chemical weapons. The  manufacturing facilities form the core of the site. Housing was also provided for personnel employed at the production facilities and include a permanent barracks complex for enlisted soldiers. Additional facilities include a hospital and post headquarters.
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Frank Zappa's family lived in Edgewood between 1947-1948 and 1951, where Zappa's [[Francis Zappa|father]] worked as a meteorologist at the [[Edgewood Arsenal]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1940-1951.html</ref> In 1952, they moved to [[Monterey]], [[California]]. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1951-1956.html</ref>
  
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Between 1939 and 1941, anticipating the possibility of war, the army repaired production plants and updated manufacturing equipment.  New chemical, industrial, and shell-loading plants were constructed to produce toxic chemicals weapons. Two large warehousing districts were constructed along with new laboratories, and administrative buildings.
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==Frank Zappa about Edgewood==
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<blockquote>''"[[Edgewood]], Maryland, was sort of out in the country. It had a little woods and a creek with crawdads in it, just at the end of Dexter Street. I used to play down there with [[Leonard Allen]]."''</blockquote> 
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<div align=right>Frank Zappa in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]''</div>
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''"We used to live in the Army housing facility in [[Edgewood]], Maryland. There was a family -- the Knights -- to whom my Dad referred as "that hillbilly bunch over there." One day Archie Knight got into an argument with my Dad, and the next thing I knew, Dad was running toward the house, shouting, "Get the gun, Rosie! Get the gun!"''
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<div align=right>Frank Zappa in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]''.</div>
  
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In 1946, Edgewood Arsenal was renamed the Army Chemical Center.  Chemical production at Edgewood ceased, and the center concentrated on research and development, especially for defensive measures.
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==People born in (or from) Edgewood)==
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* [[Leonard Allen]]
  
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During the 1960's it was at the Edgewood Arsenal that the military tested the effects of hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD and BZ on soldiers based there.
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [[Wikipedia:Edgewood, Maryland]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 6 August 2026

Edgewood is a town in Maryland, 25 miles north of Baltimore.

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa's family lived in Edgewood between 1947-1948 and 1951, where Zappa's father worked as a meteorologist at the Edgewood Arsenal. [1] In 1952, they moved to Monterey, California. [2]

Frank Zappa about Edgewood

"Edgewood, Maryland, was sort of out in the country. It had a little woods and a creek with crawdads in it, just at the end of Dexter Street. I used to play down there with Leonard Allen."

Frank Zappa in The Real Frank Zappa Book

"We used to live in the Army housing facility in Edgewood, Maryland. There was a family -- the Knights -- to whom my Dad referred as "that hillbilly bunch over there." One day Archie Knight got into an argument with my Dad, and the next thing I knew, Dad was running toward the house, shouting, "Get the gun, Rosie! Get the gun!"

Frank Zappa in The Real Frank Zappa Book.

People born in (or from) Edgewood)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1940-1951.html
  2. ↑ https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1951-1956.html

External links

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