City of Homestead Government - Fun Fact Friday: In 1965, a permanent Nike Missile Site is built and manned inside the Everglades National Park as a result of the Cuban Missle Crisis.
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Nike Missile Site HM-69 - Homestead FL - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
![Everglades, Florida - Feb 27, 2018: A view of a Hawk Missile Battery hangar at Nike Missile Site HM-69 inside Everglades National Park, Florida Stock Photo - Alamy Everglades, Florida - Feb 27, 2018: A view of a Hawk Missile Battery hangar at Nike Missile Site HM-69 inside Everglades National Park, Florida Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/M8DC30/everglades-florida-feb-27-2018-a-view-of-a-hawk-missile-battery-hangar-M8DC30.jpg)