Nike Missile Park #2 Traditional Cache
Rablot: This one is decommissioned.
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As its name implies, Nike Missile Park is the location of a former Nike Missile Batery Site that was transferred from the National Park Service to M-NCPPC in 1997.
The Nike project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953. It is now a great place to have a picnic, play basketball, volleyball, soccer, or tennis. Project Nike began during 1944 when the War Department demanded a new air defense system to combat the new jet aircraft, possibly carrying nuclear devices. The Nike batteries were organized in Defense Areas and placed around population centers and strategic locations such as long-range bomber bases, nuclear plants, and (later) ICBM sites. The Nike sites in a Defense Area formed a circle around these cities and bases. This particular installation was in use from 1955-1963. This is a Montgomery County Park so daylight hours use only. High Muggle activity in the area so some stealth required.
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