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

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

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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

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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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