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Historic Properties of the Cold War Era, Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mandy Whorton. John F. Hoffecker.

This report presents the results of an inventory of Cold War era buildings and structures at Cape Cod Air Station (AS), which has operated as a missile early warning radar installation from 1979 to the present and is currently managed by the 21 SW. The purpose of the inventory was to evaluate the facilities at Cape Cod (AS) in terms of their eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) within the historical context of the Cold War. All of the facilities at this...


Massachusetts Historical Commission, Form B - Building: Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod Air Station (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John F. Hoffecker. Mandy Whorton.

Building forms for the Massachusetts Historical Commission recording buildings at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod Air Station. Buildings recorded either housed or supported the PAVE PAWS radar at Cape Cod Air Station. The PAVE PAWS (Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System) was designed and built for the U.S. Air Force top early warning of submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) fired from the Atlantic Ocean. Three other PAVE PAWS sites provide...