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Selfridge Field, Building No. 567, East Joy Boulevard east of Northwest Gate, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, MI

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Selfridge Field, Building No. 567, East Joy Boulevard east of Northwest Gate, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, MI

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Summary

Significance: An example of a Rawinsonde Building rarely encountered in Michigan, this structure was used by the Weather Service to support Solfridge's Cold War defense mission and general aviation operations, from the 1950s into the early 1970s, launching transmitters attached to hydrogen-filled balloons to gather weather data.
Survey number: HAER MI-116-EE

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

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Location

Mount Clemens (Mich.), 42.59726, -82.87798

Google Map of 42.5972563, -82.8779754

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

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