Grand Forks Air Force Base in Grand Forks County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Minuteman III ICBM
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 26, 2020
1. Minuteman III ICBM Marker
LGM - 30G
Dedicated on
26 Oct. 1984
Recognition of the 25th
Anniversary of the First
Strategic Alert
Erected 1984.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold.
Location. 47° 56.847′ N, 97° 21.924′ W. Memorial is in Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, in Grand Forks County. It is at the intersection of 19th Avenue and 25th Street North East on 19th Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2515 19th Avenue, Grand Forks AFB ND 58205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Red River Valley and in Greater Grand Forks Area. It is also in 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 Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Missile Transporter Erector (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); B-25J "Flo" (about 400 feet away); Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Project (approx. 6½ miles away); C.C.C. Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away).
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Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 26, 2020
2. Minuteman III ICBM Marker
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 26, 2020
3. Minuteman III ICBM
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
