Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Driver (site) (Suffolk, Virginia)
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Second World War 1939-1945, military, radio station, closed / former military, United States Navy
NRTF Driver was established on land first purchased in 1941 and used as a Naval air field, Monogram Field. NRTF Driver subsequently operated as a high- and low-frequency radio transmitting facility for the U. S. Naval Atlantic Fleet and included various transmitting towers and support facilities. Operations ceased in 1994. The whole land parcel is slated to be developed into the City of Suffolk Driver Sports Complex, which will erase what's left of the WWII-era catapult runway.
www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/npl/VA9170022488.htm
www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/npl/VA9170022488.htm
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 36°48'59"N 76°32'22"W
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- Sleepy Hole Golf Course 3.3 km
- Nansemond River Golf Club 4.5 km
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- King's Fork High School 6.1 km
- Suffolk Bypass / U.S. Route 13/58/460 Business Interchange 7.3 km
- Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG/PVG) 8.8 km
- Western Branch 10 km
- Isle of Wight County, Virginia 17 km
- Deep Creek 21 km
- Great Dismal Swamp 33 km