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==History==
W-25 was originally to be constructed on Kent Island, but due to high real estate costs, the US Army moved it to an area off Queen Anne Bridge Road in Davidsonville in 1954 <ref name = militarystandard>"Nike Missile Base W-25, Maryland", TheMilitaryStandard, http://www.themilitarystandard.com/missile/nike/w25.php. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref>. In 1958, land for a 16-unit Armed Forces Housing Project for the families of those stationed at W-25 was purchased on the north side of Queen Anne Bridge Road. In 1963, W-25 was given the honor of being named "the National Nike Site" <ref name = militarystandard>"Nike Missile
In the event of a nuclear attack, W-25 would have been responsible for defending the Washington-Baltimore area <ref name = militarystandard>"Nike Missile Base W-25, Maryland", TheMilitaryStandard, http://www.themilitarystandard.com/missile/nike/w25.php. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref>.
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