In addition to his excellent essay in the _Virginia Magazine of History and Biography_, "Nike Defends Washington: Antiaircraft Missiles in Fairfax County, Virginia, during the Cold War, 1954-1974" (Vol. 105 [Summer 1997]), Christopher J. Bright also wrote an article dealing with preservation plans in the _Fairfax Chronicles_ ("The Quiver of Zeus: Nike Anti-aircraft Missiles in Fairfax County" (Vol. 19, no. 1, 1996). A useful Web site listing all the Nike missile sites in Virginia, with bibliographies and technical information, is at: http://ed-thelen.org/loc-v.html Best of luck with your research. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Sara B. Bearss [log in to unmask] Senior Editor, Dictionary of Virginia Biography The Library of Virginia 800 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23221-8000 Friends don't let friends split infinitives. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html