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PR-38 Bristol PR-58 N. Kingston/Davisville PR-69DC Coventry PR-69 Coventry PR-79 Foster PR-99 North Smithfield |
Designation | General Location | Detailed Location (Current Status)
Demolition of Bristol (PR-38) magazines 2.4 MB .pdf |
PR-38
US Army Nike AA Missile Base Bristol, Rhode Island by "Bill" Shaw Local Copy of Bill's techie material | Bristol |
C - Mount Hope, end of Haffeneffer Rd ((unk) abandoned)
[{Mandeville, P}IFC area is now used by Brown University as a museum some buildings still remain. The former radar area is hard to find as the entrance is overgrown with vegatation and the road thougth in good shape is very narrow due to over growth of trees. Once up the road aways you come to the entrance gate which is locked, I dont know why, because all traces of any buildings or towers have been removed and all that remains is an overgrown open field.] [{McGrath, J} IFC/ Admin Area has not been taken over as a Brown University museum! The museum predates the site. The site was located to the south of the museum on Mount Hope (the actual mount itself!) It is overgrown and hard to get to as current access is blocked by the Brown site.
L - Bristol Point, E of RI 136 ((P) Bristol County Development Center)
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PR-58 | N. Kingston /Davisville | C - E of Quidnesset Rd ((P) North Kingston Parks & Recreation Dept;
Signal Rock Park
[{Murdock, S} GPS=41-37-48 71-26-11 [{Foster, M} (Dec 2018) Ball field, Generator and short barracks bldg still exist and reutilized for storage. Two of three radar pads still exist. Military cable connectors still exist on rear of generator bldg. Historic Aerials show both sites with smaller than usual blogs, possibly as due to location near Davisville for food and billeting.]
L - E of Quidnesset Rd, former NCBC Davisville ((I) EECO)
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PR-69DC | Coventry | For location and condition see entry for PR-69 [{Larsen, D} the initial radar installation was the AN/GSG-5 (V1)/BIRDIE.] |
PR-69 | Coventry | C - E of Read School House, N of Rt 117 ((I) RIANG; 281st Combat
Communications Group, 283d CCS
[{Foster, M} (May 2017) Big military style ABAR type radar with what looked like some sort of IFFy addition on the top, cranking away on a 50’ tower next to the gate. Well kept up site. ] [{Mandeville, P}IFC Area as mentioned in Rings of Supersonic Steel is intact and used by the air national Guard Communications Sq. Site is in exellent condition and the radar towers are in use.]
L - E of Phillips Hill, S of Rt 117 ((P) Central Coventry Park)
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PR-79 | Foster | C - Oak Hill, S of Rt 101 (Foster/Glouctester Regional School District Offices
[{Foster, M} (May 2017) Mess hall remains and is reused without modifications , however foundations remain for Admin, BOQ/EM, Generator building and Interconnecting corridor. All hot top and walkways still exist. ]
L - S of Winslow, near Boss (State of Rhode Island; State Police Training Academy)
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PR-99 | North Smithfield [McGrath, J} | C - Black Plain Hill (RIANG/Air Force Reserve Center
[{Mandeville, P}IFC Area is an Airforce force reserve ctr and in excellent shape.]
L - N of Pond Hill Rd, W of Black Plain (US Army) |
[{McGrath, J} There was also a regional maintenance facility located in Lincoln, RI which served the Nike units in the Providence area. It is currently being used as an Army Reserve regional maintenance facility. ]
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Updated Dec, 2018