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Selfridge Field, Building No. 567, East Joy Boulevard east of Northwest Gate, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, MI
LocationEast Joy Boulevard east of Northwest Gate,
Mount Clemens vicinity, MI
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER MI-116-EE
Significance: An example of a Rawinsonde Building rarely encountered in Michigan, this structure was used by the Weather Service to support Solfridge's Cold War defense mission and general aviation operations, from the 1950s into the early 1970s, launching transmitters attached to hydrogen-filled balloons to gather weather data.
Subjects
Concrete Block BuildingsStorageWeather
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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