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==Davidsonville Recreation Center and Anne Arundel County Police Academy== |
==Davidsonville Recreation Center and Anne Arundel County Police Academy== |
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The properties on which W-25 and its adjacent launcher, W-25L, stood were purchased by Anne Arundel County in 1976 <ref name = militarystandard>"Nike Missile Base W-25, Maryland", TheMilitaryStandard, http://www.themilitarystandard.com/missile/nike/w25.php. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref> <ref name = marylandDepartmentOfTheEnvironment> "FACTS ABOUT: DAVIDSONVILLE NIKE CONTROL", Maryland Department of the Environment, https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Land/MarylandBrownfieldVCP/Documents/Davidsonville_Control.pdf. Accessed 20 July 2022. </ref> <ref name = gba>"Anne Arundel County Police Training Academy", GBA Architects, https://www.gba-architects.com/anne-arundel-county-police-training-academy/. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref> and turned into the Davidsonville Recreation Center <ref name = marylandDepartmentOfTheEnvironment> "FACTS ABOUT: DAVIDSONVILLE NIKE CONTROL", Maryland Department of the Environment, https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Land/MarylandBrownfieldVCP/Documents/Davidsonville_Control.pdf. Accessed 20 July 2022. </ref>, and the Anne Arundel Police Training Academy <ref name = gba>"Anne Arundel County Police Training Academy", GBA Architects, https://www.gba-architects.com/anne-arundel-county-police-training-academy/. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref>, respectively. |
The properties on which W-25 and its adjacent launcher, W-25L, stood were purchased by Anne Arundel County in 1976 <ref name = militarystandard>"Nike Missile Base W-25, Maryland", TheMilitaryStandard, http://www.themilitarystandard.com/missile/nike/w25.php. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref> <ref name = marylandDepartmentOfTheEnvironment> "FACTS ABOUT: DAVIDSONVILLE NIKE CONTROL", Maryland Department of the Environment, https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Land/MarylandBrownfieldVCP/Documents/Davidsonville_Control.pdf. Accessed 20 July 2022. </ref> <ref name = gba>"Anne Arundel County Police Training Academy", GBA Architects, https://www.gba-architects.com/anne-arundel-county-police-training-academy/. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref> and turned into the Davidsonville Recreation Center <ref name = marylandDepartmentOfTheEnvironment> "FACTS ABOUT: DAVIDSONVILLE NIKE CONTROL", Maryland Department of the Environment, https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Land/MarylandBrownfieldVCP/Documents/Davidsonville_Control.pdf. Accessed 20 July 2022. </ref>, and the Anne Arundel Police Training Academy <ref name = gba>"Anne Arundel County Police Training Academy", GBA Architects, https://www.gba-architects.com/anne-arundel-county-police-training-academy/. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref>, respectively. The Davidsonville Recreation Center is home to Boy Scout Troop 454, the Davidsonville Dance Club, and the Anne Arundel Radio Club. |
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==Citations== |
==Citations== |
Revision as of 17:44, 20 July 2022
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]
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Davidsonville Recreation Center and Anne Arundel County Police Academy
The properties on which W-25 and its adjacent launcher, W-25L, stood were purchased by Anne Arundel County in 1976 [1] [2] [3] and turned into the Davidsonville Recreation Center [2], and the Anne Arundel Police Training Academy [3], respectively. The Davidsonville Recreation Center is home to Boy Scout Troop 454, the Davidsonville Dance Club, and the Anne Arundel Radio Club.
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 20 July 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anne Arundel County Police Training Academy", GBA Architects, https://www.gba-architects.com/anne-arundel-county-police-training-academy/. Accessed 20 July 2022.