Nike Missile Site W-25 (Control Area)
Nike Missile Control Area W-25, now known as the Davidsonville Recreation Center owned by Anne Arundel County, was a tracking station for the US Army's Nike anti-ballistic missiles from the 1950s until 1974. [1]
Operation
Davidsonville Recreation Center and Anne Arundel County Police Academy
The property on which W-25 stood was purchased by Anne Arundel County in 1976 [1] [2] and turned into the Davidsonville Recreation Center [2].
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nike Missile Base W-25, Maryland", TheMilitaryStandard, http://www.themilitarystandard.com/missile/nike/w25.php. Accessed 20 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "FACTS ABOUT: DAVIDSONVILLE NIKE CONTROL", Maryland Department of the Environment, https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Land/MarylandBrownfieldVCP/Documents/Davidsonville_Control.pdf. Accessed July 20 2022.