Ogden Arsenal, Debooster Barricade, East of Ironwood Lane, south of Browning Street, Layton

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Building the debooster barricade, provides images of the processes involved in testing rockets at Ogden Arsenal in the and In addition, it contributes to an understanding of the early U.S. military expansion that occurred during the early years of the Cold War. History: This structure was used as a rocket testing stand in the and The launching platform was covered with a removable steel shed roof to protect it from the environment. Rockets were never launched from this platform; it was strictly used for testing. Ogden Arsenal, Debooster Barricade HAER No.

UT-84-BM Page 2 General Description: Structure is a brick, concrete, and steel structure that measures approximately 27' x Its massing is divided into three distinct sections: a concrete barricade, a two-room test chamber, and an earth berm. The barricade section is covered with a shed roof that tapers from 12* to high. The eastern section of the building is an earth berm that rises approximately 4' high and abuts the test chamber. An exhaust vent protrudes from one side of the berm. A two-room concrete and steel test chamber x IT) occupies the central section of the structure. The western room is enclosed and has a steel overhead door, while the eastern section is open, with no exterior walls on either the north or south sides. Ogden Arsenal, Debooster Barricade HAER No.

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