Nike Hercules Missile Battery Summit Site, Missile Launch, Anchorage, ...
Significance: The Alaska Nike Hercules Missile Batteries were the only Nike antiaircraft installations in the United States that fired missiles from their tactical sites; the other Nike batteries fired practice... More
Loring Air Force Base, Airfield, Central portion of base, Limestone, A...
Significance: The airfield was the center of the strategic mission of Loring Air Force Base. It was one of the earliest airfields designed specifically for the B-36, which was the newest aircraft in the Strate... More
Loring Air Force Base, Airfield, Central portion of base, Limestone, A...
Significance: The airfield was the center of the strategic mission of Loring Air Force Base. It was one of the earliest airfields designed specifically for the B-36, which was the newest aircraft in the Strate... More
Rabbit Creek White Alice Site, Radio Relay Station, Anchorage, Anchora...
Significance: Rabbit Creek was an unattended TD-2 microwave radio relay station that was built in 1955-56 and opened on 18 January 1957. It was acquired by Alascom in 1983 and still functions as it did origina... More
Loring Air Force Base, Double Cantilever Hangar, East of Arizona Road,...
Significance: The Double Cantilever (DC) Hangar was an integral part of Loring Air Force Base's (AFB) aircraft maintenance system, responsible for sustaining the aircraft's ready condition should aggressive Sov... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site I...
Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demon... More
Orphan Lode Mine, North of West Rim Road between Powell Point and Mari...
Significance: It is significant because it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. With the discovery of uranium deposits, the mine was further ... More
Orphan Lode Mine, North of West Rim Road between Powell Point and Mari...
Significance: It is significant because it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. With the discovery of uranium deposits, the mine was further ... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Variable Angle Launcher, CA State Hig...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...
Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More
Titan One Missile Complex 2A, .3 miles west of 129 Road and 1.5 miles ...
Significance: Beginning in 1962, the US deployed its first Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) - the Atlas and the Titan I. These powerful weapons dramatically altered the Cold War by introducing the ca... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...
Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...
Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...
Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...
Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Buildi...
Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be construc... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building,...
Significance: It is believed that the plans for deployment and initiation of construction of this facility were instrumental in obtaining Soviet agreement to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and a subsequent d... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
NASA Industrial Plant, Testing Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Dow...
Significance: Building 6 was constructed in 1955 to support the North American Missile Programs. Substantial design efforts for the Navaho (X-10), Hound Dog (GAM77) and Little Joe Programs were performed in thi... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Launch Operations B...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Hangar, Kenny Road, southeast corn...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Hangar, Kenny Road, southeast corn...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Officers' Quarte...
Significance: Constructed in 1952, the Rushmore Air Force Station Officers' Quarters is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1950s. During this er... More
Senator Joseph McCarthy standing at microphone with two other men, pro...
Title devised by Library staff from contact sheet folder caption. Date from contact sheet folder caption. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 394, frame 9. Contact sheet folder... More
Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Columbia Falls Radar Site ...
Significance: The Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar network was an important physical and scientific product of the Cold War. From theories that had been conceived in the days of early long-distance radio tran... More
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Community Center, Southwest of...
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Nike Hercules Missile Battery Site Summit, Mount Gordon Lyon, Anchorag...
See also HAER AK-18 for additional documentation. Significance: Military period of significance: 1959-1979. Site Summit, a former United States Army Nike Hercules missile installation, is one of the most intact... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 is significant because it is a representative example of NIKE batteries in New England and in Rhode Island. PR-79 is an intact, physical manifestation of Ame... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ready Alert Facility, 12 Bomber Road, Mo...
Significance: The ready alert facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB) represents the best extant example of a Strategic Air Command (SAC) bomber alert complex. The complex was home to four squadrons of ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Steam Plant Buil...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Rushmore Air Force Station Steam Plant Building is significant for its association with American Military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Floating Dry Dock Quay, Hurt Avenue at ...
Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Technical Support B...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Technical Support B...
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Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road ne...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Security Central...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: Constructed in 1952, the RAFS Security Central Control Building is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Security Central...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: Constructed in 1952, the RAFS Security Central Control Building is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Security Central...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: Constructed in 1952, the RAFS Security Central Control Building is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of... More
Travis Air Force Base, Building No. 925, W Street, Fairfield, Solano C...
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Travis Air Force Base, Building No. 925, W Street, Fairfield, Solano C...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1470 Luke Street, Blackh...
Significance: The Airmen's Dormitory was one of seventeen dormitories built in 1951 to house 74 men each. It represents Ellsworth's significant growth in both size and function during the Cold War era. Ellswort... More
Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...
Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More
Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...
Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More
Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...
Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More
Whiteman Air Force Base, Oscar O-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility, S...
Significance: During the Cold War years, the Nation's nuclear arsenal included 1,000 Minuteman missiles. The Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility (MAF) at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) was an integral part of that ... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...
Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...
Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Ce...
Significance: Following WWII, the U.S. participated in a series of military and political events known as the Cold War. As part of its response, the U.S. government formed the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 194... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight (Minuteman II ICBM) is an important icon of the American participation in the arms race and the Cold War. When the Soviet Union began to expand its boundarie... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight (Minuteman II ICBM) is an important icon of the American participation in the arms race and the Cold War. When the Soviet Union began to expand its boundarie... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight (Minuteman II ICBM) is an important icon of the American participation in the arms race and the Cold War. When the Soviet Union began to expand its boundarie... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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