Isle of Wight is the county seat for Isle of Wight County
Carrollton is in Isle of Wight County
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Near Nike Park Road (Virginia Route 669) 0.1 miles south of Carrollton Court.
The Cold War and Nike-Ajax Base N-75
The “Cold” War (1949-1990) is so named because no actual armed conflict took place between the two alliances: The Warsaw Pact and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It began when Joseph . . . — — Map (db m36019) HM
On Carrollton Boulevard (U.S. 17) 0.3 miles north of Kings Cove Way (Virginia Route 659), on the right when traveling north.
The James River flows about 340 miles from the junction of the Jackson and Cowpasture rivers in Botetourt County to Hampton Roads at the Chesapeake Bay. In 1607 the first permanent English settlement in the New World was established on its banks at . . . — — Map (db m33970) HM
On Norsworthy Drive (Virginia Route 670) at Old Georgian Lane, on the left when traveling south on Norsworthy Drive.
Col. Josiah Parker (1751-1810) served in the Revolutionary War in the 5th Virginia Regiment from Aug. 1776 until July 1778 when he resigned his commission. Parker distinguished himself at the Battle of Trenton (25-26 Dec. 1776), the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m35974) HM
Near Boundary Road, 0.4 miles west of Smiths Neck Road.
The Cold War and Nike-Ajax Base N-75
Here was located site N-75C (C for control) and the counterpart site N-75L (L for launch) was located at Carrollton Nike Park.
The “Cold” War (1949-1990) is so named because no actual armed conflict . . . — — Map (db m36038) HM
Near Nike Park Road (Virginia Route 669) 0.1 miles south of Carrollton Court.
U.S. Army units stationed at N-75L/C
The Army Antiaircraft Command (ARAACOM), with both guns and missiles, was established 1 July 1950. It was re-designated Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM) on 21 March 1957 after all units were converted . . . — — Map (db m36034) HM
