Paul Wilson – Sept 2009

Taken: Late 1950s
Submitted: September 2009
Photographer: Paul Wilson
Subject: Nike Missile Bases: Washington State Cold War Defenses: S-82 Winslow/Bainbridge Island. During the Cold War Washington state received substantial defenses against enemy bombing attacks. These included the supersonic Nike missile system emplaced around Seattle, Spokane / Fairchild Air Force Base, and the Hanford nuclear facility. Operational from 1956 to November 1960. Bainbridge Island Parks took over the control and launch areas in 1974. The control area became Eagledale Park and the launch became Strawberry Hill Park. [Full history of Nike Missile Bases]

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