Finding Minnesota: From Cold War Missile Site To Mediterranean Cooking Center

The Nike missile site in Dakota County was built in 1959 and was one of four bases constructed during the Cold War era to defend the Twin Cities from possible enemy aircraft attacks, John Lauritsen reports (3:55). WCCO 4 News At 10 - August 2, 2020

[insideoutsideupsidedown]

The former Nike control center site near Gardner, KS was our 7th and 8th grade middle school. The old admin buildings were the classrooms and the old mess hall was the cafeteria. The library was the bomb shelter, the doors were 3 ft thick. The buildings are now gone and Nike Elementary school is in its place. The launch site is about 1/2 south and the magazines are welded shut. Interestingly several months ago there were some US Army types poking around the launch site.

[glendabrekke]

how can people sell property that has lead paint and contaminated ground water?

[rogerscottcathey]

love that expression "smack dab"

[captainamerica]

One of the other bases is just north of Duluth. It looks just like this one.

[connieacree]

Why did everyone just abandon everything?

[connieacree]

If the water was contaminated, how can anyone live there?

[nanabarker]

That soil isn't safe to grow food