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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO34_nike-ajax-missile-radar-control-site-n-75c_Carrollton-VA.html
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 took …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO31_people-and-places-circa-1957-at-n-75l_Carrollton-VA.html
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 to m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO2W_missile-magazine-and-launch-operations_Carrollton-VA.html
Specifications Range: 25-30 miles Speed: Mach 3 (1,679 mph) Altitude: 70,000 feetLength: 34 feet 10 inches with booster Missile only: 21 feetWeight: 2,455 lbs. with booster Missile only: 1,000 lbs.Diameter: 12 inches Wingspan: 4 feet 6 inchesWa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO2M_1954-nike-ajax-missile-site-n-75l_Carrollton-VA.html
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 Stalin, d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO1H_josiah-parker_Carrollton-VA.html
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 Prin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO1F_warraskoyack-indians_Carrollton-VA.html
Near here, where the Pagan River empties into the James River stood the small village of Mokete of the Warraskoyack Indians. Another Warraskoyack village called Mathomank existed on Burwell's Bay. The principal settlement of Warraskoyack was locat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMOX_james-river_Carrollton-VA.html
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 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14D_st-lukes-church_Carrollton-VA.html
St. Luke's Church, also known as "The Brick Church," and the Newport Parish Church, is likely America's purest expression of Gothic architecture. Its buttressed walls, lancet side windows, and traceried east windows link the building to the archit…
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