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Sign at "Confederate Air Force Pad No. 1." The diagram on the sign shows a Mk 4 reentry vehicle of the type normally installed on Titan I missiles, while the one actually on display is somewhat different.

The shadow down the middle of the sign is from a light mounted above it.

The sign reads

TITAN I MISSILE

This is the site of Confederate Air Force Pad No. I

Holding 98', this giant missile was dismantled in California and flown to Warner Robins Air Force Base. The missile was then transported along I-75 to Cordele.

The Rotary Club of Cordele initiated this project, a dream of its Presdent, John S. Pate Jr. The dream became reality when Confederate Air Force Pad No. I was christened July 17, 1969.

The Titan was donated to the Cordele Rotary Club by the Federal goverment. The Rotary donated it to Cordele and Crisp County.

Squadron Configuration & Harness	3X3 Hard
Guidance	Radio
Reentry Vehicle	Mk 4
Fuel & Oxidizer	RPI LOX
Length	98'

The missile was a big enough part of Rotary president Pate's life that it was mentioned in his obituary.

This is an old sign. Although I haven't visited since 2009, I see from Internet searches that there's a new, more politically-correct, sign which no longer refers to "Confederate" Air Force Pad No. I.