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Cleveland Defense Area
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.
| 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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