Site Information: Brainardsville
Site 556-10 44 50' 37" N – 73 59' 18" W
This site, located in the town of Brainardsville, was an Atlas Missile silo from its construction in 1961 until its deactivation in 1965. It was one of 12 Atlas F silos constructed in a ring around Plattsburgh Air Force Base, at a cost of around $3 million each. This site is now in private ownership, and is reported as up for sale according to the website www.missilebases.com.
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Field and Silo, 2006
My print:
Brainardsville Field, Linocut printed on Arches Cover, 4" X 6", 2006
Links:
- NYS Military Museum
- Pictures and site description from www.missilebases.com
Maps:
Google Interactive Map
- The former missile silo is located in the green area just south of "Old 190," to the east of Harrigan Rd.
Microsoft Terraserver Map
- The missile silo is located south of 190, near where "1700" is printed on a contour on the map.
Terraserver Aerial Photograph
- The silo area is much clearer in this aerial photograph than on either of the maps above.
Site Description:
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All work by Stephen MacLellan
Colgate University
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, NY 13346
smaclellan {at} mail.colgate.edu
(978)808-6415
