| Camera Maker | Canon | Camera Model | Canon PowerShot G5 |
| Aperture | f/5.6 | Color Space | sRGB |
| Exposure Value | 0 EV | Exposure Time | 1/1250 sec |
| Flash | No Flash | Focal Length | 11.1875 mm |
| ISO | 200 | Date/Time | 2004:02:08 13:56:26 |
| Copyright | © 2004 Jason O. Watson. All rights reserved. | Orientation | 1: Normal (0 deg) |
| Resolution Unit | Inch | X Resolution | 72 dots per ResolutionUnit |
| Y Resolution | 72 dots per ResolutionUnit | Compression | Jpeg Compression |
| Exposure Mode | 0 | Keywords | Fairfax Nike Missile Site Cold War Virginia VA attraction display education historical marker Historical Site information landmark marker Place of Interest sign Tourist Destination Travel Destination Army National Guard attractive destination educating Fairfax County historic marker historic site info signage tourist attraction appealing history no people text tourism travel South attract historic nobody word daytime displays historical markers landmarks markers signs appeal color image educate historical outdoor vertical day destinations historic markers historic sites tourist attractions US colour image outside day time USA day-time U.S. words color images Jason O. Watson / historical-markers.org daylight outdoors U.S.A. verticals colour images natural light outsides United States United States of America sign with text |
| Caption | FAIRFAX NIKE MISSILE SITE During the Cold War a ring of Nike anti-aircraft missile sites defended the nation's capital, reminiscent of the perimeter of forts that protected it during the Civil War. Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the three Nike complexes in Fairfax County. To the west stood the missiles, poised on above-ground launchers. The U.S. Army (1954-1950) and the Army National Guard (1959-1963) operated this battery. Built to oppose Soviet air attack, this complex and those in Great Falls and Lorton were three of thirteen Nike sites that surrounded Washington and Baltimore. Department of Historic Resources, 1994 |