U. S. Army, Nike Missile Base MS-20, Launch Site, Missile Assembly and Warhead Building, Wisconsin, St. Croix County
Nike missile Base MS-20 was built in 1959 on the highest point of land in St. Croix County in western Wisconsin. The base was one of four bases constructed during the Cold War era to defend the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul (MS) in the event of Soviet aircraft attacks. The command and control facility was located at Fort Snelling and provided target designation information to each of the four sites. MS-20 was decommission in 1971. In 2014, one of the former missile assembly and warhead buildings remained at the Launch Site.
U. S. Army, Nike Missile Base MS-20, Launch Site, Missile Assembly and Warhead Building, Wisconsin, St. Croix County
Nike missile Base MS-20 was built in 1959 on the highest point of land in St. Croix County in western Wisconsin. The base was one of four bases constructed during the Cold War era to defend the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul (MS) in the event of Soviet aircraft attacks. The command and control facility was located at Fort Snelling and provided target designation information to each of the four sites. MS-20 was decommission in 1971. In 2014, one of the former missile assembly and warhead buildings remained at the Launch Site.