http://www.tead.army.mil/history.htm
BASE HISTORY
Tooele Army Depot (TEAD) was established in 1942 in an area with a historical
tradition of Indian cultures. Early Desert Archaic Indians inhabited the
Tooele Valley and probably a portion of the North Area some 11,000 years
ago. They were followed by the Late Desert Archaics, the Fremont culture,
and the Numic-speaking culture. The Goshute people, who currently inhabit
reservations in the surrounding area, are descendants of the Numic-speaking
culture.
Construction of the TEAD facilities was completed in 1943. Originally the
north area was known as the Tooele Ordnance Depot, which functioned as a
storage depot for World War II supplies, ammunition, and combat vehicles.
In 1949 TEAD assumed command of the Deseret Chemical Depot, recently known
as TEAD South Area. In 1962 the depot was redesignated the Tooele Army Depot.
Since that time the depot has been assigned maintenance mission responsibilities
for topographic equipment, troop support items, construction equipment, power
generators, and various wheeled vehicles. The depot currently retains only
the conventional ammunition storage, maintenance and demilitarization portions
of its mission (North Area). The chemical munition storage and demilitarization
mission (South Area) has been realigned with US Army Chemical & Biological
Defense Command (CBDCOM) and has stood up as Deseret Chemical
Depot.
