Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Launch Area, Newport Road, Carleton, Monroe County, MI
Summary
Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was in this area that the NIKE missiles were assembled, armed, and readied for launching. The Launch Area of NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 is an intact, physical manifestation of American military history and reflects an important development in the history of American civil air defense.
Survey number: HAER MI-80-2
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Carleton Mobile Home Park, 42.00735, -83.35861
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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