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Union City in Obion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Titan 1 Launch Complex

 
 
Titan 1 Launch Complex Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017
1. Titan 1 Launch Complex Marker
Inscription. Fifty Four Titan I's were divided into six squadrons during their deployment. Each squadron was made up of three launch complexes, and each complex housed three missiles in hardened silos.

The entire launch complex was buried deep underground, and all the facilities withing it were connected by 2,500 feet of steel passageways that were forty feet deep in the ground.

Once the launch sequence was initiated, one of the three Titan I missiles located at the complex was fueled in its silo, carried to the surface by an elevator, and then launched.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceExplorationMan-Made Features.
 
Location. 36° 26.212′ N, 89° 4.238′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is on Graham Drive. Marker is inside Discover Park America in Exploration area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210-260 Graham Dr, Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically

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in the Deep South, in the Upper South, and in the Mississippi Delta. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Engineering the Dome (here, next to this marker); Geodesic Dome (here, next to this marker); UH-1B Iroquois (a few steps from this marker); Stem Landing (a few steps from this marker); Crawler - Transporter (a few steps from this marker); F11F-1 Tiger (within shouting distance of this marker); YP-84A Thunderjet (within shouting distance of this marker); LR91-AJ -3 Engine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union City.
 
Titan 1 Launch Complex Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017
2. Titan 1 Launch Complex Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 10, 2026