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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
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- Designation
- National Historic Site
- State
- SD
- Park address
- Philip, SD
- Entrance fee
- No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
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Notes
Designation Date: 01/01/1999
During the Cold War, a vast arsenal of nuclear missiles were placed in the Great Plains. Hidden in plain sight, for thirty years 1,000 missiles were kept on constant alert; hundreds remain today. The Minuteman Missile remains an iconic weapon in the American nuclear arsenal. It holds the power to destroy civilization, but is meant as a nuclear deterrent to maintain peace and prevent war.