National Register of Historic Places

GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse

Knolls, Tooele County, Utah
Listed
August 25, 1980
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80003972

About this property

The GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse near Knolls in Tooele County, Utah dates from 1946. It is a work of the Boeing Airplane Co. Facilities Dept. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The listing included one contributing structure and one contributing site. It is significant as the first launch site for the Ground-to-Air Pilotless Aircraft (GAPA) program of the U.S. Air Force, which was a supersonic guided missile system that preceded the Bomarc air defense missile. According to its NRHP nomination, the site was "the birthplace of the United States Air Force supersonic missile flight test program."

Location

Knolls, Tooele County, Utah
40.82781, -113.20182

Categories

MILITARYENGINEERING
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse listed on the National Register?

GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1980.

What type of historic resource is GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse?

GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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