Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility
| nrhp_type =
| image = REACTION MOTORS ROCKET TEST FACILITY, FRANKLIN LAKES, BERGEN COUNTY, NY.jpg
| caption = Little remains of the site
| location = 936 Dogwood Trail, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
| coordinates = {{coord|40|59|53|N|74|13|41|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA New Jersey Bergen County#New Jersey#USA
| built = 1942
| architecture =
| added = June 6, 1979
| area =
| refnum = 79001472{{NRISref|2009a|refnum=79001472}}
| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP
| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_date = November 28, 1978
| designated_other1_number = 503{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/BERGEN.pdf#page=8 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office |page=8 |date=March 25, 2024 }}
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b
}}
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. A prototype of a jet assisted takeoff rocket was tested here.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=79001472}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Edward J. |last1=Lenik |date=November 1977 }} With {{NRHP url|id=79001472|photos=y|title=accompanying photo}} According to the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office online system, the site was razed between 2002 and 2007.{{cite web |title=Cultural Resources Geographic Information System: Reaction Motors Rocket Test Facility |url=https://njdep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6706acec2a7e46489f6d4dabba02fc9c&marker=-74.2278644567721%2C40.99807867514236%2C%2C%2C%2C&markertemplate=%7B%22title%22%3A%22Reaction%20Motors%20Rocket%20Test%20Facility%22%2C%22longitude%22%3A-74.2278644567721%2C%22latitude%22%3A40.99807867514236%2C%22isIncludeShareUrl%22%3Atrue%7D&level=21 |publisher=New Jersey Historic Preservation Office}}
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}}
{{NRHP in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey}}
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Category:Industrial buildings completed in 1942
Category:Buildings and structures in Bergen County, New Jersey
Category:World War II on the National Register of Historic Places