Working with boy scouts to find what is hidden beneath this spacious state part on the south shore...

"In 1941, the U.S. Navy acquired from private landowners all of the property in order to expand the already existing Hingham Naval Ammunitions Depot. This area was known as the Cohasset Annex. Many cement bunkers were constructed and the area became a huge ammunitions storage depot. During World War II the Depot was the main ammunition supply for the North Atlantic naval forces. When World War II ended, this area reverted to maintenance status only. It was reactivated for the Korean conflict and once again went into full military operation. Explosives such as TNT loaded depth charges, bombs, fuses, projectiles, and cartridges were produced and stored along with the assembly of rocket motors." (friendsofwompatuck.org)

Chief Wompatuck By Rick Durham

Wompatuck State Park (mass.gov)

Trail Map (mass.gov)

Geographic Coordinate System (arcgis.com)

Geocaching (geocaching.com)

Nike Missile Site BO-38 Hingham (themilitarystandard.com)

The Global Positioning System (gps.gov)

A Brief History of GPS (aerospace.org)

N 42° 11' 47.4763", W 70° 50' 42.9422"

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Sound Effects From Zapsplat (zapsplat.com)

Music Courtesy of Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org)

NASA Audio Archives (nasa.gov)

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