Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility

Coordinates: 40°59′53″N 74°13′41″W / 40.99806°N 74.22806°W / 40.99806; -74.22806
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Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility
Little remains of the site
Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility
Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility is located in New Jersey
Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility
Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility is located in the United States
Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility
Location936 Dogwood Trail, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Coordinates40°59′53″N 74°13′41″W / 40.99806°N 74.22806°W / 40.99806; -74.22806
Built1942
NRHP reference No.79001472[1]
NJRHP No.503[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1979
Designated NJRHPNovember 28, 1978

The Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility was located at 936 Dogwood Trail in the borough of Franklin Lakes in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The facility was built in 1942 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1979, for its significance in engineering, industry, invention, and science.[1] A prototype of a jet assisted takeoff rocket was tested here.[3] According to the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office online system, the site was razed between 2002 and 2007.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#79001472)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 8.
  3. ^ Lenik, Edward J. (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
  4. ^ "Cultural Resources Geographic Information System: Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility". New Jersey Historic Preservation Office.