On the way to our Harvest Host site for the night, we stopped at the Minutemen Missile National Historic Site.
During the Cold War, a vast arsenal of nuclear missiles were placed in the Great Plains. Hidden in plain sight, for thirty years 1,000 missiles were kept on constant alert; hundreds remain today. The Minuteman Missile remains an iconic weapon in the American nuclear arsenal. It holds the power to destroy civilization, but is meant as a nuclear deterrent to maintain peace and prevent war.
The Delta-01 Launch Control Center. We stopped at the Visitor’s Center to learn more
The Delta-09 missile silo allows a rare opportunity to view a nuclear missile once on constant alert during the Cold War.
On the road again, we pulled into our Harvest Host site, The Pioneer Car Museum, I’m Murdock, South Dakota. If you’re a vintage car buff, this is the place to visit. It has 42 buildings to explore.
Tomorrow we’ll head to Sioux City, South Dakota.
Wow, I never heard of that missle site before!! That's rather sobering!
ReplyDeleteDick would love the auto show!