United States Synthetic Rubber Program 1939-1945

United States Synthetic Rubber Program 1939-1945 (HMU24)

Location: Akron, OH 44325 Summit County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 4.623', W 81° 30.861'

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National Historic Chemical Landmark

— Akron, Ohio —

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When the natural rubber supply from Southeast Asia was cut off at the beginning of World War II, the United States and its allies faced the loss of a strategic material. With U.S. government sponsorship, a consortium of companies involved in rubber research and production united in a unique spirit of technical cooperation and dedication to produce a general-purpose synthetic rubber, GR-S (Government Rubber-Styrene), on a commercial scale. In Akron and other U.S. locations, these companies, in collaboration with a network of researchers in numerous government, academic, and industrial laboratories, developed and manufactured in record time enough synthetic rubber to meet the needs of the U.S. and its allies during World War II.


The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
The B.F. Goodrich Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
United States Rubber Company


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Dedicated August 29, 1998 at the University of Akron, this site was selected because of its central location and the participation of the rubber research laboratories in the wartime development of synthetic rubber.
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HM NumberHMU24
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Year Placed1998
Placed ByAmerican Chemical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 10:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 456792 N 4547437
Decimal Degrees41.07705000, -81.51435000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 4.623', W 81° 30.861'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 4' 37.38" N, 81° 30' 51.66" W
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Area Code(s)330
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 170 University Ave, Akron OH 44325, US
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