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Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by Charles in Atlanta

Charles in Atlanta — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:14:38 +0000

The pictures are th former Nike site (D Battery) that is now the Krome Avenue INS Detention Center. It is located on US 27 (Krome Avenue) a couple of miles south of US 41 (Tamiami Trail)west of Miami. It was built in 1965 following 21/2 years in a tent following the CUban Missile Crisis. The only missiles there were the Nike Hercules of which 25% were nuclear-tipped. The photos are of the Administration area where the administration, mess hall, and domrotories were, and the IFC radar area.

About a mile closer to US 41 is the INS Detention Center whch was the launch area. The missiles had to be several thousand yards away from the missile tracking radars so it could keep up with it and update the calculated trajectory in comparisom to the incoming aircraft or missile.

The second missile site that has been referenced is A Battery which is located in Everglades National Park another 15-20 miles south and west outside of Florida City. It is open for tours January through March effective Janaury 2009 on a scheduled appointment through the park.

For further information on these and the other Nike sites in south Florida, and a bit of history of the Cold War in south Florida, go to http://www.Nike252.org.

Charles D. Carter
Nike Historian
NikeHistorian@Nike252.org

The history

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Vacations Florida More about Sebring | Hammock Stand — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:23:12 +0000

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Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by jeff huggins

jeff huggins — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:09:36 +0000

Its been awhile but me and some friends used to ride 4wheelers out to the homestead site around 98,99.I have old papers from there that we found,mostly old blue prints,don’t know what they are but I thought they were interesting.I looked at the base on google maps and it looked like most of the buildings were torn down exept the missile silo,the last time I was there we went down in the missile silo,we went down about 150ft and could see the bottom 15 to 20ft of the bottom was water.it was very interesting out there and hope to return one day.

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by vacations vn

vacations vn — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:50:24 +0000

how do you get there? do you have any email from someone who are the local can help us to the trip there?

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Vacations Florida » Playmobil FunPark | Toy Brick Blog — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:19:20 +0000

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Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by admin

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:58:04 +0000

http://www.nationalparksgallery.com/park_news/7741

Check out that link! As of today, the Nike Hercules missile base located in the Everglades is offering guided tours!

The site I visited originally is near Krome Detention Center.

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johnny — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:02:36 +0000

MLhNIZ Thanks for good post

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by Charles

Charles — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:45:02 +0000

What was the location where the Nike Missile base was where the photos were taken?

Charles in Atlanta