Category: Maps
Kimball County, Kimball This small, quaint county on the high plains of western Nebraska was once best known as being the location of the highest point in Nebraska and …
National Security Agency, Fort George Meade If it’s an international telephone call, fax, or e-mail that travels by satellite or microwave link over any part of its journey; it …
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Bethesda “Geospatial intelligence ” is the process of analyzing multiple satellite images to determine what is present, and what is happening, at a given point …
EG&G, Gaithersburg EG&G is one of the Top Secret Government’s favorite companies. It provides high-tech products (like X-ray security devices) and what are nebulously called “asset management services” to …
Wackenhut Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens Whether it’s guarding missile silos or Area 51, Wackenhut is one of those companies the Top Secret Government calls when it needs someone else …
Rocky Flats Environmental Test Site, between Golden and Boulder This innocuously-named facility located 21 miles northwest of Denver is a former nuclear weapons fabrication site and a storage facility …
Rio Blanco Test Site, Rio Blanco County After the failure of the Project Rulison test (see previous), you figured the Atomic Energy Commission would’ve learned its lesson. No way, …
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore When you think of the University of California-Berkeley; you probably think it’s a hotbed of dope-sucking liberals. And you’re right. But there is another …