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aka: Maynard Ammunition Backup Storage Point, Maynard Ordnance Test Station, Sudbury Annex, Fort Devens Sudbury Training Annex, US Military Reservation Natick Laboratories The Maynard Ordnance Depot covers about 2,750 acres in the towns of Maynard, Stow, Sudbury and Hudson. Though most of the former annex is unused some portions still hold FEMA offices and an Air Force Radar Station. FEMA has been known to discourage trespassing near it's facilities which include one large above ground building and another large below ground building. People began to settle the area in the late 1600's, and old cellar holes still abound. When the government took control of the area it was mainly home to farming families, some dating back to colonial times. The base timeline is split into 3 phases, the first being the Maynard Phase from the opening of the Maynard Ordnance Depot in 1942. During WW2 50 covered "igloo" bunkers were built for ammunition storage. Ammunition and other things were transported to and from other areas by railways. The next phase, the Natick Phase, began in 1958 when the Depot was transferred to the U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Command (NARADCOM). During this time the base was used for a variety of puproses including testing, training and waste storage and disposal. The Devins Phase began in 1982 when Fort Devins aquired the entire area. During this time NARADCOM continued use of the land, along with the Mass. Fire Fighting Academy, Mass. Army & Air Guard and Mass. State Police. The base was finally closed in 1996, with portions being taken over by the Air Force, which has a radar station there, and FEMA, which has offices in the northern area of the former base. The majority of the land is controlled by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. 
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