Hi John.   Thanks very much.  I had heard that Lorton land was SOOOOOO Much,
that Fairfax County took literally years to allocate how the land was to be
used.  The museum sounds like an excellent idea.  I think there is now a
school there, and somewhere in my archives, I recall mention of a housing
development.

Randy
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Shroeder" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: VA-HIST Digest - 10 Nov 2004 to 13 Nov 2004 (#2004-139)


> In a message dated 11/13/2004 11:59:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> Date:    Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:47:04 -0500
> From:    Randy Cabell <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Relics of the cold War -  Missile sites in Virginia
>
> I am trying to run down information on what happened to the land that =
> was used for NIKE missile sites (and antiaircraft gun sites) around =
> military and public facilites in the 1950's in Virginia.  I have pinnned =
> down a couple of missile sites in Fairfax County which helped protect =
> Washington DC from the Great Evil Empire,  but I suspect there must also =
> have been some around Norfolk
> The site at Lorton is to be used as a part of the Cold War Museum being
> developed by Gary Powers, Jr. according to a recent article I read.
Sorry, I don't
> have the reference now.
> John
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