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Take a video tour of Nike Park
Tour of Nike Park
Narrator: Albert Burckard & Ralph Wilkerson, Videographer: Brett England
The Carrollton Nike Missile Battery was operational by 1954 and was one of eight bases that made up the Norfolk Defense Area.
After the Nike-Ajax system was upgraded to the Nike-Hercules system which carried nuclear warheads. Some bases, but not N-75, were converted to house both Ajax and Hercules missiles.
In 1961, the base was no longer used as a missile site, and the Army Signal Corps used it as a communications site.
The former Nike-Ajax missile base is now home to the Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation Department. Many buildings still stand including the barracks, mess hall, administration and recreation building and officer/non-commissioned officer family housing.
Visitors can also see the fueling area and concrete slabs that mark the location of the underground missile magazines.
Visitors are welcome to walk or drive through Site N-75 and recall the experience of soldiers stationed in remote areas.
The park is open daily from dawn until dusk.
13036 Nike Park Road, Carrollton, VA 23314
Isle of Wight County Historic Resources
(757) 357-0115
Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation
(757) 357-2291
Contact the Visitor Center to arrange a custom tour.
Stop by the Visitor Center for a map to Fort Huger, located 8 miles from downtown Smithfield.
