The George H. Crosman USAR Center Heliport was a military
heliport
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located within the
George H. Crosman United States Army Reserve Center The George H. Crosman United States Army Reserve Center is a United States Army Reserve facility located in Taunton, Massachusetts. In 2007, the center was the location of a spate of Humvee thefts, in which thieves stole the vehicles and joyrode on ...
in
Taunton
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, a city in
Bristol County,
Massachusetts
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,
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. The heliport was government-owned and primarily used by the
U.S. Army
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. It was situated at an elevation of 80 feet above
mean sea level
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See also
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Greater Taunton Area
200px, A map of the Greater Taunton Area
The Greater Taunton Area is the suburban area surrounding the city of Taunton, in northeastern Bristol County, Massachusetts. It comprises various present-day municipalities that were once under the jurisd ...
*
List of military installations in Massachusetts
This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities
;Bases
* Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)
References
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Closed installations of the United States Army
Defunct airports in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Taunton, Massachusetts
Military heliports in the United States
Heliports in Massachusetts
Airports in Bristol County, Massachusetts