Curtis Bay Depot

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Curtis Bay Depot in 1946, showing its original extent Curtis Bay Depot MD Curtis Bay 461403 1946 24000.jpg
Curtis Bay Depot in 1946, showing its original extent

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Curtis Bay Depot is a logistics center run by the Defense National Stockpile Center under the Defense Logistics Agency, and was a United States Army depot from 1918 to 1954. It is located in Curtis Bay, Maryland. [1] Capital Gazette editor Jimmy DeButts proposed developing the currently unused land into a sports tourism complex. [2]

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References

  1. Abelquist, E.W. "Historical Site Assment of the Curtis Bay Depot Curtis Bay, Maryland" (PDF). Defense Logistics Agency . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. DeButts, Jimmy. "Jimmy DeButts: Curtis Bay Depot can be sports tourism destination Crownsville won't". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. Final Site Inspection Report, Former Curtis Bay, General Services Administration Property Site, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. United States Army Corps of Engineers. February 2011.


Coordinates: 39°11′39.56″N76°35′28.50″W / 39.1943222°N 76.5912500°W / 39.1943222; -76.5912500