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American Engineering propcauesed rbyt Fedierael psroje cts Trig veare old the standard marker for histor rex
) of two Nike antiaircraftm:c gered by Section 106 of the Histor: Preserve agnition But a world leaders grapple with the
L) Staoft Hleino e Althougthh e tion Act thie mitigoftean treeiultoe inn t he itmpolf tihe eond aof tthei Coold nWars 19 44
tredar equiphamd elonng tsin ce prepofa HARrK adocutmenitatioon nwh ich 1989) Americas preservcoammtuniitoy nh ac
. | from theae hasee the (onpe of provides a dacumaend nvietuala rercoryd o f a herome increinavoslveid nwitgh rlecoyrdi ng
+f in consultation with the IMlinone history evte In the came of the [Mlinmone Nike sites and preserving the tangible evidence of that
rr Agency = recagnized the Chicage District of the Corpe of Engineers conflict within the context of the national os
| installations represented a wae prepanng to curplue numerous Nike in perience The HAER recordaotfi thoe nI h
w in the histofo thre yCo ld stallatron landhowitlhind thie sntatge sSin ce none Nike attee reflects thie increased empha
Base ( 84 meat the Chocage that ourplue wae likely to reeult in the demol: mean the Nations recent past
if Tline.e wae one of 29 tron of the bases the Corps of Engineers. in In recent yeare the Rocky MountainR e
inetallthaatt cromopnnaeed st he partial fulfillment of ite Section 108 respons mona! Office (since reorganasi tzhe eRadck )
x (IN) ast detenae system Nike bilities agreed to dacument the two most in
Si. 40. near the farmicnomgmu tact Nike installatini Molninsm e That dacu
in soutlihnee wro none of mentation wae prepared through an inter
that formed ao protectivrien g agen) agreement with the Natrona! Park Ser
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Mountain System Support Office) of the Na Service administers the HAER program with of work for the recordation project. including
tional Park Service hae been a leader in that funds appropriated by Congress and supple thie publication Many National Park Service
effort In 1995. the Rocky Mountain Regional mented by outeide donations By their very employees also contributed their time and ef
Office completed a Historic American Engineer nature Historic American Engineering Record for, Michael D Snyder. Superintendent of the
ing Record of a Minuteman intercontinental projects require numerous people with diverse Rocky Mountain System Support Office. pro
balliatic (ICM) minsile site The study focused professional backgrounds. and several people vided overall support and direction Historian
on the Deita One and Delta Nine Minuteman workoend t he HAER recordatoif oNnik e Mis Christine Whitacre coorditnhae tHAeERd r e
launch facilities in South Dakota. and recom sile Bases C 84 and SL.40 Christina M cordation, and edited the HAER reports for
mended a plan for their preservation. includ Carlson ofB ano&m Caompnany , lec , Bethesda, publication Lysa Wegman French provided
ing the possibility of making them a National Maryland. and Robert Lyon. a historian with technical review and support. ae did Architect
Historic Site Other recent and or ongoing Cold the National Park Service. Rocky Mountain Thomas Keohan RamRuhol ednited aand for
War projects include the HAER documentation Regional Office. prepared the histories Arnold matted the final HAER reports Special thanks
of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Colorado). the Thallheimer of Custom Photography in Aus are offered Interpretive Specialist Richard M
Glenn L. Martin Company Titan Missile Test tin. Colorado, took the large format photo Kohen for his excellent design and layout
Site (Colorado), the Oecar One Minuteman grapohf eth e sites. and KathlHeoefet nan d
Missile Site (Missourt), and a Strategic Air ChalmersG _ Long, Jr, of Long Hoeft Archi
Command aircraft alert facility (Miseour)) tects, Georgetown, Colorado, prepared the mea
The Historic American EngineeriRencogr d sured and interpretive drawings
was establishe/ in 1969 by the National Park Funding for this publication was provided
Service. the American Society of Civil Engi by the U.S. Army Corps of EngineeCrhisc,ag o Gregory KendrProigracm kLe.ade r
neerasnd. t h: Librofa Corngryes s Ite purpose District Corps Archeologist Keith Ryder par Cultural Resources
is to record the Nation's historic engineering. ticipated in the selection of the two Nike sites Stewaanrd dParstnehrshiip pTe am
induansd trtansrportiatiaon lres,ourc es Un to he documented and assisted in obtaining Rocky Mountain System Support Office
der the tripartite agreement. the National Park research materials He also develothpe escdop e NatiPoarnk aSerlvic e
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