A tour of Kincaid Park shows Alaska’s vital military history during the Cold War

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A tour of Kincaid Park shows Alaska’s vital military history during the Cold War
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Kincaid Park holds a vital part of Alaska’s Cold War history.

It is one of eight sites in Alaska that held Nike Hercules missiles, meant to defend major military installations in Alaska. Three of those sites were constructed around Anchorage: these include Site Bay, Site Point and Site Summit.

On Saturday a tour at Kincaid Park showed various buildings used for potential missile launches and control at Site Point. At the time, the U.S. military thought the Soviet Union might try to gain access through Alaska to attack other parts of America.

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