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By Craig Swain, August 14, 2007
Great Falls Nike Missile Site Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Springvale Road (County Route 674) at Wynkoop Drive, on the right when traveling south on Springvale Road. |
| | Just to the southeast were radar and other control equipment that formed a portion of one of three Nike anti-aircraft missile complexes in Fairfax County. The site was operated by the U.S. Army between 1954 and 1962. Established during the Cold War . . . — — Map (db m2091) HM |
| On Fairfax County Parkway (County Route 7100) south of Popes Head Road (County Route 654), on the right when traveling north. |
| | During the Cold War a ring of Nike anti-aircraft missile sites defended the nation’s capital, reminiscent of the perimeter of forts that protected it during the Civil War. Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the . . . — — Map (db m2093) HM |
| On Furnace Road (County Route 611) 0.4 miles west of Lorton Road (County Route 642), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Located north of here was one of three Nike anti-aircraft missile complexes in Fairfax County operated by the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard between 1954 and 1974. The sites were established during the Cold War to defend Washington from . . . — — Map (db m131374) HM |
Jun. 15, 2024