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Nike Missile Sites in Florida
Find South Florida Nike Hercules sites by town or site designation. Each entry links directly to its integrated fire control (IFC) and launch pages.
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Homestead/Miami Defense Area
4 location records in this index
Opa-Locka / Carol City
Site and designation note
Originally designated HM-01; redesignated HM-03.
North Key Largo
Site and designation note
Permanent Key Largo battery; the earlier HM-66 battery was relocated to HM-40 in June 1965.
Florida City / Everglades
Site and designation note
The site index combines these designations. HM-69 was the permanent Everglades battery; do not read the combined entry as two simultaneously operating permanent sites.
Southwest Miami / Krome Avenue
Site and designation note
Southwest Miami battery; the former launch property later became part of the Krome Avenue processing and detention complex.
Why these sites were built
South Florida's distinct Cold War deployment
Army Nike Hercules units arrived during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Four permanent South Florida batteries were planned in 1964 and completed by June 1965. Unlike many Nike installations elsewhere, their missile shelters were built above ground because of the high water table. The Florida batteries closed in 1979. National Park Service research on HM-69 documents this sequence.
The combined HM-66/69 record preserves the site's two service designations in the existing Nike site index. HM-69's former launch area is preserved within Everglades National Park; check the National Park Service for current visitor information.
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