On State Highway 1, 0.4 miles south of 8th Street NE, on the left when traveling south.
Named for Captain Charles B. Atchison, assistant commissary and acting ordnance officer, on the staff of General H. H. Sibley. This camp was used as a base for Sibley's Operations to the Missouri River in pursuit of the Sioux Indians and was . . . — — Map (db m200660) WM
Near 9th Street Northeast near 107th Avenue Northeast.
Lake Jessie was named for Jessie Benton, daughter of Senator Benton of St. Louis. This lady later became the wife of Lt. John C. Fremont, who with the J. N. Nicollet exploring party camped a half mile northeast of here on the bluff, on July 25, 26. . . . — — Map (db m200661) HM
On North Dakota Route 65 near 106th Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
This was the location of a stop-over shelter for the U.S. Army wagoneers who hauled mail, medicine & supplies from Fort Abercrombie to Fort Toten. It was in use from 1867 to 1872. — — Map (db m176687) HM
On North Dakota Route 65 near 106th Ave Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
In 1886, Erick and Marlene Watne and son Edwin moved to Dakota Territory from Wisconsin. They made their home in this abandoned dugout. Marlene died in 1891. Erick married Hannah Hystad in 1893, they continued to live there until toward the end of . . . — — Map (db m176690) HM
Near 2nd Street NE (North Dakota Route 200) 0.2 miles east of 116th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
The November-33 Launch Facility (LF), which held a nuclear missile from 1966 to 1997, was unstaffed for nearly all of its history. Rather than securing the LFs (like November-33) of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing with continually on-site, armed . . . — — Map (db m169341) HM
Near North Dakota Route 200, 0.2 miles east of 116th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
In front of you is a 107½-ton, 4½-foot-thick, wedge-shaped launcher closure door. Between 1966 and 1997, a few feet below this door was a nuclear-tipped Minuteman missile. The most important mission of the launcher closure door was to . . . — — Map (db m169340) HM
Near North Dakota Route 200, 0.2 miles 116th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
The Minuteman missile system depended upon knowledgeable and skilled maintainers to ensure its reliability. Missile maintenance was divided into a number of specialized fields. Air Force enlisted personnel were placed on one of the specialized . . . — — Map (db m169342) HM
Near 2nd Street NE (North Dakota Route 200) 0.2 miles east of 116th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
Transporting missiles and their nuclear warheads was not an easy task. However, it was critical that it be done smoothly and efficiently. The Minuteman missile system relied on a process of remove, repair and replace - it was essential that all . . . — — Map (db m169339) HM
Near North Dakota Route 200, 0.2 miles east of 116th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
The launch facility consists of three major below ground features: the launch tube (or silo), the launcher equipment room (LER), and the launcher equipment building (LEB). These features were built to monitor and protect the missile while keeping it . . . — — Map (db m169343) HM
On 2nd Street NE (North Dakota Route 200) 0.2 miles east of 116th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
You are on the access road to November-33 - one of 150 Launch Facilities (LF) of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing (SMW) of Grand Forks Air Force Base. In this underground silo, from 1966 to 1997, one of humankind's most powerful weapons-a . . . — — Map (db m169336) HM
On 113th 1/2 Avenue Northeast near 113th Avenue Northeast (State Route 45), on the left when traveling north.
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site — Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility
You are on the access road to Oscar-Zero- one of 15 Missile Alert Facilities (MAF) of the
321st Strategic Missile Wing (SMW) of Grand Forks Air Force . . . — — Map (db m176534) WM
Near 2nd Street NE (North Dakota Route 200) 0.2 miles east of 116th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, 1991
"The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, … conscious that nuclear war would have devastating consequences for all humanity, that it cannot be won and must . . . — — Map (db m169338) HM
Near 2nd Street NE (North Dakota Route 200) 0.2 miles east of 116th Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
The Minuteman nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) significantly changed the strategic nuclear capabilities of the United States. Prior to the development of the Minuteman, the U.S. relied upon liquid-fueled missiles for nuclear . . . — — Map (db m169337) HM
