Quebec-One Missile Alert Facility

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Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site
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Entrance Sign to the Quebec-01 Historic Site in Chugwater, Wyoming
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Location Laramie County, Wyoming, U.S.
Nearest city Cheyenne, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°32′35″N104°54′10″W / 41.54306°N 104.90278°W / 41.54306; -104.90278
EstablishedDecember 2017 (2017-12)
Governing body Wyoming State Parks
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Quebec-One Missile Alert Facility
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No. 100009836 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 2023
Designated NHLDecember 11, 2023

The Quebec-One Missile Alert Facility, also known as Quebec-01 or Q-01, located 30 miles north of Cheyenne, Wyoming, near Chugwater, was a United States Air Force ICBM launch control facility. It was operated by the 400th Missile Squadron constructed in 1962. The Missile Alert Facility operated with a Minuteman missile until 1970 when it was converted to a Minuteman-III site. Finally in 1986, the facility was converted to operate the Peacekeeper ICBM. The facility was deactivated in 2005 and turned over to Wyoming State Parks in December 2017. [2] The facility was opened to the public in August 2019 as the Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site after restoration work done by the United States Air Force. [3]

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Underground command and control center at the former Quebec-01 Missile Alert Station Peacekeeper Missile Alert Station.jpg
Underground command and control center at the former Quebec-01 Missile Alert Station

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "QUEBEC 01 MISSILE ALERT FACILITY READY TO LAUNCH". Wyo Parks. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. "Quebec-One MAF". National Park Service. Retrieved 19 October 2020.