RSL-3

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RSL-3
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Location12329 ND 5, near Concrete, North Dakota
Coordinates 48°45′52.4″N97°59′09.7″W / 48.764556°N 97.986028°W / 48.764556; -97.986028
NRHP reference No. 100003053 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 2018

RSL-3, is a Remote Sprint Launch facility in Cavalier County, North Dakota near Concrete. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]

Part of the Safeguard missile defense program, RSL-3 is one of four Remote Sprint Launch sites that were built in northeastern North Dakota as part of the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, the first anti-ballistic missile system built in the United States. [2]

The site is open for public tours in the summer. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List 20181029" (PDF).
  2. "Board to review nominations for National Register". Minot Daily News. August 19, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  3. "RSL #3 Missile Site Tours" . Retrieved December 25, 2021.