NARTS Test Area D & E Historic Districts (1946-1989)

NARTS Test Area D & E Historic Districts (1946-1989) (HM14KH)

Location: Dover, NJ 07801 Morris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 57.391', W 74° 31.436'

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The Naval Air Rocket Test Station (NARTS) was grouped into eight (8) test area located along Snake Hill and Lake Denmark Roads. Utilized by both the Navy and a private company, Reaction Motors, Inc., these areas were considered to be the Navy's premier rocket-engine test facilities. Area D tested the Bell X-1 (XLR-11) rocket engine in which Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947; Area E tested the X-15 (XLR-99) rocket engine and was one of the largest static test stands on the east coast.

Acknowledgements: Reaction Motors Founders- Lovell Lawrence, Jr., Hugh Franklin Pierce, John Shesta, James Hart Wyld and their employees.

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HM NumberHM14KH
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByLake Shore Industries, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 5:53am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 540064 N 4534039
Decimal Degrees40.95651667, -74.52393333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 57.391', W 74° 31.436'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 57' 23.46" N, 74° 31' 26.16" W
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Area Code(s)973, 862
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3701 Snake Hill Rd, Dover NJ 07801, US
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