The King's Chair
By Bernard S. Neville September 10-11, 2000
Assistance: Arthur Gunther, Editor, Rockland Journal News
Printed in Community View, Rockland Journal News
Manuscript Follows This Typed Original Copy
Manuscript Follows Below
By Bernard S. Neville September 10-11, 2000
From: Bernard Neville
To: David T. Feliciano
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 5:57 PM
Subject: [Photo of Nike Battery NY-03/04]
hi david, this is the same missile batty in seach of the king's chair...
bern
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 11:49 AM
....it gives the story validity..never knew the name of
the army group, etc., and it is in the exact place by the rockland county
cemetery...checked it on the rockland county map.
i just recalled that they gave a demonstration in the auditorium , in the
school, one day. coach had a few officers, a major, and some enlisted men
come in and set up a mock demonstration and showed how they would
intercept a russian bomber.
take care
bern
Defending Gotham
Nike Missile Defenses of the
New York Metro Area, 1954-1974
By Donald E. Bender
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Nike Battery
NY-03/04
Mt. Nebo/Orangeburg, NY |
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Located only a few miles west of the Hudson River, the Orangeburg
Nike site was one of four six-magazine "double" Nike sites constructed
within the New York metro area. At these double sites, two standard
three-magazine sites were constructed side by side, effectively doubling
the site's capabilities. Because the two missile batteries shared a common
facility, land acquisition costs and the costs associated with developing
the necessary infrastructure could be reduced. Site NY-03/04 remained
operational through the closure of the nationwide Nike system in
1974.
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Nike Missile Defenses of the
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