A new life for Lorton Nov 14, 2009
Other changes had taken place on the site as well, including rapid adjacent residential growth, the addition of a Nike missile site in the 1950s (recently considered as a possible location for a Cold War museum until the plans were scuttled over funding issues), and a recycling facility and landfill in the 1980s. By the 1990s, the prison was bursting at the seams, with more than 8,000 inmates. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Letters to the editor (10/23/09) Oct 23, 2009
I'd like to correct a misstatement about myself in the Oct. 17 story about the Nike missile veterans reunion ("Veterans gather at historic Nike missile site"). Live firings from Site Summit only took place in the 1960s; there were no live firings in the mid-1970s when I was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery AADCAP at what is now Kincaid Park. (Anchorage Daily News)
Our view: A treasure spared Oct 22, 2009
Army has agreed to save a large part of old Nike missile site ... The Nike missile site in Arctic Valley, taken out of service in 1979, has been ravaged by 30 years of weather and pillaging by souvenir seekers and vandals ... The Nike missile site, known as Site Summit, was one of about 275 across the country that stood guard against a potential Soviet missile attack. (Anchorage Daily News)
Polluted missile sites a legacy of Cold War Oct 12, 2009
The corps has evaluated 395 former ICBM and Nike missile sites since the Formerly Used Defense Sites, or FUDS, program began in the early 1980s. But the corps didn't identify TCE as a high priority until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted a drinking water standard for the chemical in 1989. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Veterans gather at Eagle River missile site Oct 6, 2009
They are what remain of a Cold War-era Army Air Defense Command Nike missile site known as Site Summit ... They are what remain of a Cold War-era Army Air Defense Command Nike missile site known as Site Summit ... They are what remain of a Cold War-era Army Air Defense Command Nike missile site known as Site Summit. (Juneau Empire)
Middle School Land Swap Closer Oct 1, 2009
The FCPA site contains several buildings associated with the Nike missile defense of the nation s capitol during the Cold War era ... FCPA senior right of way agent Mike Lambert responded that although this will be a FCPS responsibility, FCPA is committed to seeing cultural interpretation of the Nike missile site such as kiosks or displays incorporated at the new middle school ... It will also relieve them of the expense to raze the buildings that remain of the Nike missile site. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Perfect hiking launch pad Aug 17, 2009
Many once had sunken launch compartments for Nike missiles, platforms with radar dishes and nearby bunkers or buildings used as control centers ... Fort Barry, Marin Headlands: This is one of the most famous Nike missile sites. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The time is ripe to get outdoors and pick some fruit Aug 11, 2009
Fort Richardson property, including the old Nike Missile Site, is above Arctic Valley, to the left when facing uphill. "We've been trying to tell folks to head up under the ski lifts," Lloyd said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Product safety group signs new Md. lease Jun 3, 2009
The 63,582-square-foot space will put the CPSC slightly closer to the District and replace the commission s current testing laboratory at the former Nike missile fire control radar site in Gaithersburg ... The CPSC was shoehorned into a series of Department of Defense building made for other purposes, said Mike McGill, spokesman for the GSA. The CPSC has occupied the Nike missile site since 1975. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
The Marine Mammal Center Begins a New Era of Marine Mammal Care with Opening of Newly Rebuilt Hospital, Research and Education Facility Jun 2, 2009
In November, 2005, the Center, which is one of the largest rescue and rehabilitation organizations for marine mammals in the country, began rebuilding its facility located on a decommissioned Nike missile site in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area ... " Highlights of The Marine Mammal Center's New Hospital: Innovative Use of Space: Among the most significant upgrades made to the Center is the transformation of one of the underground Nike missile silos into housing for a modernized water... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
New Middle School Hinges on Land Swap Apr 30, 2009
The other parcel, consisting of 17 acres of buildable land and 18 acres of environmentally sensitive property, is located to the east of the school property, adjacent to South County Secondary School, and was the location of the administrative offices for the Lorton Nike Missile site. This property is owned by FCPA and is planned for neighborhood park use. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Escape Without Leaving Apr 13, 2009
Continue up to where the trail becomes a stairway and higher toward Hill 88, a former Nike missile site. From there the view of the shimmering Pacific stretches up the coast toward Point Reyes and south past San Francisco to the San Mateo County coastline with the rolling green hills and Rodeo Lagoon and beach in the foreground. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Former missile site enthralls in the Fla. Everglades Mar 18, 2009
The missile barn where Nike missiles were stored, part of a closed Nike Hercules Missile Site, is seen in the Florida Everglades ... A personal shelter, now filled with debris, is shown at one of the Nike missile barns ... While some Nike missiles were nuclear-tipped, Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Tadd Sholtis said the weapons at the Everglades site probably weren t.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
The Bay Area's best outdoor playgrounds Mar 15, 2009
First a spot for the Ohlone Indians, then mission and settler ranchers, Coyote Hills eventually became a military Nike missile site and a biosonar research facility. It's purely a recreational park now, with room for all kinds of nature-focused activities. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
North Korean leader Kim near missile site - KCNA Feb 25, 2009
A boy looks at models of a North Korean Scud-B missile (R in the back row), a Nike missile (L in the back row) and Hawk surface-to-air missiles (R in the front row) at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul February 24, 2009. (REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
