White Sands Proving Ground land records, 1945-1952 1945-1952

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White Sands Proving Ground land records, 1945-1952 1945-1952

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Detail of property owners and photographs of land within the White Sands Proving Ground (now known as the White Sands Missile Range.)

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eng,

Archives and Special Collections Department. New Mexico State University.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6402873

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White Sands Proving Ground (N.M.) - Records and correspondence.

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White Sands Proving Ground (N. M.)

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The White Sands Proving Ground was established by the U.S. Army on 9 July 1945. Its purpose was to allow the Army's Ordnance Department to test and fire missiles over largely undeveloped land nearly 40 miles wide and 100 miles long. This range was free of a large population base or mitigating factors such as major highways, air travel routes, rail lines, or waterways. The desert area of the Tularosa Basin also offered relatively flat land in which the military could analyze launch t...