A historic military landmark in the Marin Headlands was vandalized with hate speech and hazardous chemicals, according to the National Park Service.
The attack damaged the SF-88 Nike missile site in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The agency said it happened between the evening of March 15 and the morning of March 19.
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The damage included bigoted graffiti and gallons of chemical spillage, the agency said. The chemicals might have injured whomever was involved in the crime.
The National Park Service did not release details about the hate speech.
The National Park Service is seeking tips, photos or video footage from visitors around Battery Alexander or the former missile site during the five-day period. Information can be submitted by phone at 888-653-0009, online at go.nps.gov/SubmitATip or by email at [email protected].
The Marin Headlands include a network of former gun batteries from World War II and former missile sites from the Cold War. The missile sites, intended to potentially intercept a Soviet plane carrying a hydrogen bomb, operated from the early 1950s until their decommissioning in 1971.
The U.S. Army operated about 300 Nike missile sites throughout the country.
Damaged property at the former Nike missile site in the Marin Headlands in March 2025. Authorities said the vandalism happened between March 15 and 19. (National Park Service photo)
