The Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, just outside Portsmouth NH, began as a municipal airport in the 1930s. In 1951 it was turned into the Pease Air Force Base run by the Strategic Air Command. SAC based nuclear bombers here from 1951 to 1991 (their mission was to fly over the North Pole and bomb the USSR). In 1992, after the base was closed, it was transformed into the Wildlife Refuge.
Some photos from a visit.
For those who don’t know, I live in a campervan and am traveling around the country, posting photo diaries of places I visit. :)