Surrounding the disrepair are rocky cliffs, acres of wildlife and a churning ocean.
Its missile launching pads are now overgrown, the nuclear fallout shelter is obsolete, and many of the officers' quarters are falling down. In 1985 the base was abandoned and later turned over to the Seashore in 1999. They represent three of the 27 organizations, agencies and individuals who have expressed a desire to be a part of the Highlands Center for the Arts and Environment, set to open in 2002.īuilt in 1951, the now rundown and ramshackle Cold War era base once housed up to 500 personnel and served for years as part of the nation's coastal missile defense system. Though far apart in their ideas and desires, these three could become neighbors working out of renovated space at the abandoned 127-acre North Truro Air Force Base, within the federal boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Naturist Robert Morton would like to improve awareness, understanding and acceptance of the human body.
NORTH TRURO - Douglas Franklin wants to make sure the legacy of writers and activists does not fade from the Cape Cod memory.įred Schlipp seeks to provide a venue for environmental ideas to grow and expand. Arts, environmental groups seek a role in Truro facility's reuse
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