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Cordele in Crisp County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Titan I Missile

 
 
Titan I Missile Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Camero, April 30, 2012
1. Titan I Missile Marker
Inscription.
This is the site of
Confederate Air Force
Pad No. 1


Holding 98', this giant missile was dismantled in California and flown to Warner Robins Air Force Base. The missile was then transported along I-75 to Cordele.

The Rotory Club of Cordele initiated this project, a dream of it's President, John S. Pate, Jr. The dream became reality when Confederate Air Force Pad No. I was christened July 17, 1969.

The Titan was donated to the Cordele Rotary Club by the Federal government. The Rotary donated it to Cordele and Crisp County.

This site is maintained by The Cordele-Crisp Tourisim Committee

 
Erected 1969 by Rotary Club of Cordele.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, Cold. In addition, it is included in the Believe It or Not, and the Rotary International series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 17, 1864.
 
Location. 31° 57.633′ N, 83° 45.15′ W. Marker is in Cordele, Georgia, in Crisp County. Marker is on East 16th Avenue (Georgia Route 30) 0.1 miles west of I-75 and 16th Avenue (Interstate 75), on the right when traveling west. Monument is located between the Chevron gas station and
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the Krystal Restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1815 East 16th Avenue, Cordele GA 31015, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Crisp County (approx. 1.8 miles away); Governor Joseph E. Brown Executive Mansion Site (approx. 1.8 miles away); Capitol of Georgia Site • 1865 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Georgia Southern & Florida Railway (approx. 1.9 miles away); Georgia & Albany Railway (approx. 1.9 miles away); Savannah, Americus & Montgomery Railway (approx. 1.9 miles away); Atlantic & Birmingham Railway (approx. 1.9 miles away); Union Depot (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cordele.
 
Titan I Missile of the Confederate Air Force image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Camero, April 30, 2012
2. Titan I Missile of the Confederate Air Force
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2012, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,198 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2012, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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