Spirit of the Prairie Cultural Center

The Cavalier County Job Development Authority is in the process of developing The Spirit of the Prairie Cultural Center.

Exhibits

Pioneers on the Prairie

• timeline of events in the development of the Langdon area
• the fur trading area before settlement
• homesteading and the deployment of cities and counties
• the importance of the railroad in the development of these cities and countries
• the importance of the agriculture industry and its evolution to our regions heritage

Prairie Pyramids and National Defense

• the events in our nation’s history that lead to the development of the SAFEGUARD ABM system
• the Cold War
• local, regional, and national attitude
• why Cavalier County was selected as the site for this system
• system components and the technology employed at this site
• perimeter acquisition radar, missile site radar, the Sprint and Spartan missiles, the Ballistic Missile Defense Center, the SAFEGUARD Communications Agency, and the data processing center
• scenarios of an ICBM Attack and the response required by the Stanley R Mickelson SAFEGUARD Complex to successfully respond to the threat
• magnitude and effects of the SAFEGUARD system
• local, national, and international impacts of this project and the changes brought by the Cold War
  

Embracing the Prairie

• promote the culture of this region
• promote the regions resources including agriculture, industry and natural resources
• showcase agricultural energy and biomass opportunities that are possible for the future
• promote the states largest wind farm, which is located about a mile north of the former Stanley R. Mickelson Safeguard Complex
• promote the area’s wildlife, landscape and geology
• tourism section which will guide visitors to other area attraction