Press Site-Clock and Flag Pole
- Press Site-Clock and Flag Pole
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name = Press Site-Clock and Flag Pole
caption = The countdown clock at NASA's Kennedy Space Center glows in the dark as a hint of dawn creeps over the horizon.
location = Merritt Island, Florida
lat_degrees = 28
lat_minutes = 34
lat_seconds = 56.95
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 38
long_seconds = 42.39
long_direction = W
area =
added = January 21, 2000
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
refnum = 99001637
governing_body = NASA
The Press Site-Clock and Flag Pole is a historic site on Merritt Island, Florida. It is part of the John F. Kennedy Space Center. On January 21, 2000, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The auditorium at the press site is named for former CNN correspondent John Holliman, who covered space exploration for the network until his death in 1998.
References
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Brevard/state.html Brevard County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht/record_t.cfm?ID=96&type=c&index=5 Press Site--Clock and Flag Pole] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/historicalSites.pdf NASA Owned Historic Properties on KSC and CCAFS] (pdf)
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