Nike Missile Cleveland Ohio Defense Area
Site designations and locations of Nike Ajax sites built during the mid-1950s in
northern Ohio are:
(CL-02) Bratenahl CL-02 IFC - CL-02 Launch Area
(CL-11) Painesville CL-11 IFC - CL-11 Launch Area
(CL-13) Willowick CL-13 IFC - CL-13 Launch Area
(CL-34) Warrensville CL-34 IFC - CL-34 Launch Area
(CL-48) Garfield Heights CL-48 IFC - CL-48 Launch Area
(CL-59) Palma/Midpark Station CL-59 IFC - CL-59 Launch Area
(CL-67) Lakefront Airport CL-67 IFC - CL-67 Launch Area
(CL-69) Lordstown CL-69 IFC - CL-69 Launch Area
Headquarters facilities were located at the Shaker Heights Armory and in Cleveland.
The Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, a component of the Ohio River Division, had responsibility for construction of these sites defending the Cleveland region. Sites CL-02, CL-11, and CL-69 were converted to fire Nike Hercules missiles. In 1968, the Cleveland Defense Area merged with Detroit's. In June 1971, the three remaining Nike Hercules batteries were deactivated.