Caribou Air Force Station, Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge

Name: Caribou Air Force Station
Address: Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge, United States

#1 among attractions in Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge

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Caribou Air Force Station, also known as North River Depot and East Loring, is a defunct Air Force Station that operated from 1951 until its absorption into Loring Air Force Base in 1962. It was located in Limestone, Maine, adjacent to Loring. Between 1951 and 1962 Caribou was an Operational Storage Site for Air Materiel Command, one of five in the United States, and the weapons storage and maintenance facility for Loring alert aircraft. ()

Built: 1951 (73 years ago)Coordinates: 46°58'10"N, 67°52'20"W

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Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge United States

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Caribou Air Force Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Loring Military Heritage Center, Church of the Advent.

2.4 miSW
Historical place, Military base, Military museum
Loring Military Heritage Center, Limestone
63 min walk • The Loring Military Heritage Center, near Limestone, Maine and named for pilot Charles J. Loring, Jr. was founded in 2005 by prior service military personnel and civilians who lived in the area. The museum was founded to preserve the rich history of the base, and the memories of the people who served there.
4.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of the Advent, Limestone
119 min walk • The Church of the Advent is a historic church building on Church Street, one block south of the junction with Maine State Route 229 in Limestone, Maine.

Caribou Air Force Station, Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge

Facts and practical information

Caribou Air Force Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Loring Military Heritage Center, Limestone

Church of the Advent, Limestone