Miller Field
Address:
Gateway National Recreation Area
New Dorp Lane
Staten Island
718-351-6970
Category: Military Sites/Structures
Now a sport's field open to the public.
Built: 1919
Owner: National Park Service
Description: An Air Service Coast Defense Station, coast artillery gun site and NIKE missile repair depot, each occupied the 213 acre airfield built on William H. Vanderbilts farm fields. It also served as a base for Army Special Forces.
