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Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Integrated Fire Control Area, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI

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Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Integrated Fire Control Area, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI

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Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 Integrated Fire Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery. It was in this area that the radar systems used to identify and track targets, and direct the flight of NIKE Missile systems were located. The radar systems of the NIKE Missile batteries were important components of the total NIKE system. The Integrated Fire Control Area of NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 is an intact, physical manifestation of American military history and had an important role in the development of American civil air defense.
Survey number: HAER MI-80-1

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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Location

Carleton Mobile Home Park42.00735, -83.35861
Google Map of 42.007347, -83.3586144
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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