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Nike Missile Base History - Chatsworth LA88

Join us as we discuss the history of the Chatsworth Nike Missile Base known as LA88 during the Cold War.  Did you know that at the top of Browns Canyon at the end of DeSoto in 1958 there was an Army base with Nike Hercules missiles armed with nuclear warheads?  Come share your stories and memories as we remember the events of that time.

We will be showing the movie, The Nike Hercules Story (1960) and will also discuss the history behind Duck and Cover.

Meeting location: 10385 Shadow Oak Drive, Chatsworth CA 91311  Also known as the Homestead Acre. 
Directions:  Take Devonshire west into Chatsworth Park South.  The Homestead Acre is located at the entrance to the park.

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