Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY
Summary
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the Spanish-American War, the 21st Infantry departed for Cuba from the base; the first Reserve Officer Training Corps originated at the base; and during the height of the Cold War, the strategic bomber units and refueling wings based at Plattsburgh AFB proved to be the U.S. foremost deterrence against Soviet nuclear aggression.
Survey number: HAER NY-326
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Plattsburgh (N.Y.), 44.65515, -73.45643
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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