Nike Base

What is now a Town of Harrison Department of Public Works facility, was once a Defense Department (DD) missile site in the 1950’s. The DD used the site as a control base to launch Nike Hercules nuclear warheads.[1] Soldiers assigned to the base also used it as a barracks. In 1970, Harrison purchased the 36 acre site from the Federal Government for $105,000 with the intent to use it as a recreational area for residents. That use never came to fruition, but it has been utilized for different municipal purposes throughout the years.

[1] Kelly, Jean. Town of Harrison Tricentennial, 1696-1996, 1996, p.31.