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Cleveland Defense Area
Nike air defense area, consisting of several Nike missile batteries to defend urban, industrial, and military targets from Soviet bomber attacks.

Site designations and locations of Nike Ajax sites built during the mid-1950s in northern Ohio are:

(CL-02) Bratenahl (CL-48) Garfield Heights

(CL-11) Painesville (CL-59) Palma/Midpark Station

(CL-13) Willowick (CL-67) Lakefront Airport

(CL-34) Warrensville (CL-69) Lordstown.

Headquarters facilities were located at the Shaker Heights Armory and in Cleveland.

The Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, a component of the Ohio River Division, had responsibility for construction of these sites defending the Cleveland region. Sites CL-02, CL-11, and CL-69 were converted to fire Nike Hercules missiles. In 1968, the Cleveland Defense Area merged with Detroit's. In June 1971, the three remaining Nike Hercules batteries were deactivated.



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Nike CL-02 12 Nike Ajax/Nike Hercules launchers.. Operational 1956 - Jun 1971 . Both Control and launch sites transferred from DoD control to another party.

Nike CL-11 12 Nike Ajax/Nike Hercules launchers.. Operational 1958 - Jun 1971 . Control site private ownership industrial. Launch site County Engineers Office.

Nike CL-13 12 Nike Ajax launchers.. Operational 1956 - 1963. Control site Robert Manry Park. Launch site Willoughby-Eastlake School District.

Nike CL-34 12 Nike Ajax launchers.. Operational 1956 - 1963. Control site USAR Center. Launch site ohio DOT.

Nike CL-48 12 Nike Ajax launchers.. Operational 1956 - Aug 1961 . Control site Garfield Heights Board of Education. Launch site Independence Board of Education "Land Lab".

Nike CL-59 12 Nike Ajax launchers.. Operational 1956 - Aug 1961 . Control site Nathan Hale Park. Launch site Cuyahoga Community College.

Nike CL-67 12 Nike Ajax launchers.. Operational 1956 - 1963. Both Control and launch sites transferred from DoD control to another party.

Nike CL-69 12 Nike Ajax/Nike Hercules launchers.. Operational 1956 - Jun 1971 . Control site Park and Housing. Launch site Tri-City Park.

Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Nike Ajax, Nike Hercules. Bibliography: 13403.

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