Nike Missile Locations Massachusetts
State Site Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Loc Service Dates Control site condition/owner Launch Site condition/owner
MA BO-85 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Boston Bedford Nov 1956 - Dec 1961 Partially Intact, Private ownership Partially Intact, Northeastern University
BO-15 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Boston Beverly Feb 1957 - Mar 1963 FDS FDS
BO-84 Nike 2B/20A/8L-A Boston Burlington Jan 1956 - Aug 1963 FDS FDS
BO-55 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Boston Blue Hills/ Milton Jun 1955 - Mar 1963 FDS FDS
BO-38 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Boston Cohasset/ Hingham Nov 1956 - Dec 1961 FDS FDS
BO-05 Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-UA, (7L-H) Boston Danvers Nov 1956 - Apr 1974 FDS FDS
BO-36 Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U Boston Fort Duvall/ Hull Jan 1956 - Apr 1974 Obliterated, Private ownership, housing Park, ownership by Commonwealth of Massachusetts
BO-63 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Boston Needham Jun 1955 - Mar 1963 FDS FDS
BO-37 Nike 2B/20A Boston Squantum/ Quincy Jan 1956 - Dec 1961 FDS FDS
BO-03 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Boston Reading Jun 1955 - Mar 1963 FDS FDS
BO-73 Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U Boston South Lincoln/Wayland Jan 1956 - Apr 1974 FDS FDS
PR-19 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Providence Rehoboth 1956 - Jun 1971 MAArNG/USAR Center Town of Rehobeth
PR-29 Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A Providence Swansea 1956 - Jun 1959 Private ownership Private ownership, motor company
Note there are additional sites the covered the Providence area in Rhode Island.
Nike Missile Type Key
Missile Storage: C=Ajax only, original design B=Ajax or Hercules, some modifications were required for the elevator to handle the Hercules launcher. D= Either, increaed access room in the magazine
Missile Launcher: A=Ajax AA=Double Ajax launchers AG=Above Ground H=Hecrules L=Launcher K=Unoffical designation for Alaskan above ground launchers U=Uniersal launcher UA=1/2 Universal and 1/2 Ajax launchers UU=Double Univeral launchers
Note: Launchers converted to Hercules are given in paraenthesis, e.g. (8L-H)
This data is from the book To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program