LaMoure in LaMoure County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Symbol of Freedom

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 2, 2017

1. Symbol of Freedom Marker

Inscription. This deactivated missile is part of the Weapon System 133 Minuteman with the type and model being LCM 30. It was placed, along with many others, along the northern border of North Dakota to protect against war with Russia during the Cold War in the 1960's.

Missile Specifications

Speed....... more than 15,000 mph (Mach 22 plus)
Range....... more than 8,000 miles
Length....... 55 to 58 feet
Diameter....... about 6 feet
Launch Weight....... 72,000 to 74,000 pounds
Power System........ three stage solid propellant
Status....... operational

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Cold.

Location. 46° 21.332′ N, 98° 17.937′ W. Memorial is in LaMoure, North Dakota, in LaMoure County. It is on 3rd Avenue Southwest (State Highway 13) 0.2 miles west of Main St, on the left when traveling east. This marker is in a wayside park just off the highway. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lamoure ND 58458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Dakota’s Drift Prairie.

It is also in

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the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honorable Milton R. Young (here, next to this marker); Steamboats on the River (within shouting distance of this marker); Civilian Conservation Corps Project (approx. 0.4 miles away); LaMoure County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Early Settlers of the Valley (approx. 4.1 miles away); St. Ansgar Lutheran Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Grand Rapids, North Dakota (approx. 6.9 miles away); Lamoure County Museum (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in LaMoure.

Additional keywords. Minuteman

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 2, 2017

2. Symbol of Freedom Marker

Minnuteman Missle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk

3. Minnuteman Missle

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.