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Perched atop the steep hill at Freedom Park, located next to Interstate 70- Exit 301, on loan from the Smithsonian Institute, is the atomic cannon (M65), known as "Atomic Annie." There were 20 of the cannons manufactured at a cost of $800,000 each.
Feb 28, 2011 · Often called Atomic Annie, the M65 Atomic Cannon was a towed artillery piece designed and built by the United States to fire a nuclear warhead from the ground. Developed in the early 1950s,...
Junction City's Atomic Cannon has been on display high atop a bluff in "Freedom Park" since May 1975. A switchback trail leads up to the weedy summit, past a tank and smaller, rusting pieces of artillery. The climb is invigorating.
- Kennel Drive, Junction City, KS
Atomic Cannon - Ft. Riley, KS. As you drive westbound across the rolling hills of Interstate 70 near Junction City, Kansas, the highway descends and you are soon presented with an impressive view of the concrete staging areas and flight apron of Marshall Army Airfield.
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- Kennel Drive, Junction City, KS
Jun 7, 2016 · If you have ever driven through Junction City, there is a good chance that you have seen this contraption either up close or at a distance: So, what exactly is this massive machinery? That would be none other than a 1950s M65 atomic cannon (also known as Atomic Annie.)
May 17, 2022 · Atomic Annie’s current home is the US Army Field Artillery Museum at Fort Sill, while others are located at the likes of Freedom Park in Junction City, Kansas and the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
