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Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site, Cooperstown

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The Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site consists of two former missile sites around Cooperstown, North Dakota that were part of North Dakota military activities during the Cold War years: the Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility and the November-33 Launch Facility. The site is operated by the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

The two facilities are the last of the 321st Missile Wing, a cluster of intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites that were spread over a 6,500-square-mile (17,000 km2) area around the Grand Forks Air Force Base. These facilities played a major part in how the United States responded to the training and testing of responding to a nuclear threat. The Oscar-Zero Site is the last launch control center intact for the public to visit, along with the top-side access to November 33 missile facility.
Visitors access the sites through guided tours of topside facilities to learn about daily life of the people who monitored the missiles, and also can tour the underground launch control operations.

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  • The best museum in North Dakota! They let you hold guns, launch missiles, and teach you launch codes. They show you every intricate detail of the lifestyle of the soldiers there and teach you all... 
    The best museum in North Dakota! They let you hold guns, launch missiles, and teach you launch codes. They show you every intricate detail of the lifestyle of the soldiers there and teach you all...  more »
  • My husband and I stopped in to visit this site. You first watch a film that explains the history surrounding the site, and then go on a tour which lasted about an hour. Our tour guide was Abby, and... 
    My husband and I stopped in to visit this site. You first watch a film that explains the history surrounding the site, and then go on a tour which lasted about an hour. Our tour guide was Abby, and...  more »
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  • This was the most incredible experience. Our guide was a 17 yr old school girl, who was just exploding with enthusiasm and knowledge of a time period from before she was born. She told the story with such great passion, one could not help living the moment, feeling exactly what the missileers went through while on their 24 hr shifts. This is truly a "must see" for everybody. Going down 50 ft below ground and touring the bunker is an unforgettable moment. Well done to everybody involved at preserving this historic site for everyone to see. You are heroes in your own right. We will make this an annual trip.
  • You absolutely must go here if you’re even close - we took a detour up from Bismarck and it was so totally worth it. As others have mentioned, the people doing the tours are very knowledgeable and very passionate about what they are doing. Because of the out of the way location, we had the tour to ourselves and I suspect this is a common situation. Thank you Rob for a fantastic experience!

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