Findings of Fact, Site Location, and Information on
LaMotte GFA Z-81B, based on information provided by US Army Corps of Engineers Formerly Used Defense
Site (FUDS) document B07IA0126 dated 1984
Site Location
LaMotte, Jackson County, IA
Coordinates given on report are 42 deg 10 min 0 sec North 90 deg 30 min 0 sec W
Site History and Findings of Fact
0.67 acres was acquired by the Air Force on May 28, 1958. The Air Force constructed and operated the site until August 1968. The site consisted of a 20 x 40 and 20 x 20 masonry building and 78-foot radar tower, chain link fence, gravel drive and sidewalk, and underground storage tank.
Site was declared excess and quitclaimed April 8, 1970 to private owners, who use(d) the site as a residence and junk yard. The concrete operations building has been modified by the addition of two bedrooms and a bathroom. Storage sheds have been added, and the land is used for junk storage. The radar tower was still in place, with several busses, cars and assorted junk piles noted in the 1984 report.
Site Map and Photos
No site maps or photos are included in the report