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Inside the assembly shed, scientists ready the first to be launched Nike-Apache from the Keweenaw site. The walls of the shed are galvanised(sic) sheet iron with thick insulation backing to help keep out the cold. Years after the site closed down, the County Sheriff discovered that the entire building was stolen- probably taken by some industrious hunters to be used as a cabin.
Maiteland La Motte University of Michigan News Service from Spaceport Michigan- When Rockets Flew from the Great Lakes State: 1962-1971 by Glen E. Swanson