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Detachment Hotel [a] (also known as "the Kennedy Bunker") is the name used to refer to a small 1,500-square-foot (140 m 2) bunker complex on Peanut Island, Florida. It was originally designed for use by the President of the United States, specifically John F. Kennedy, in the event of a nuclear war. Constructed in 1960, the bunker was closed ...
The entrance to the Cold War-era John F. Kennedy bunker on Peanut Island in 2019. Built in 1961, it is undergoing a renovation by the county parks department. The inside of the Cold War-era John F ...
When John F. Kennedy began his presidency at the height of the Cold War, a secret bunker was constructed for him on Peanut Island. The dingy, steel fallout shelter was made to protect the leader ...
Peanut Island is a 79-acre (0.32 km 2) island at the mouth of the Lake Worth Inlet in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The island was created by dredging-related projects in 1918 which also created the inlet and the Port of Palm Beach. Originally named Inlet Island, the island was renamed Peanut Island for a planned peanut oil ...
Detachment Hotel - A fallout shelter for President John F. Kennedy constructed on nearby Peanut Island; Kennedy Compound - The property owned by the Kennedy family since 1928 in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; Mar-a-Lago - The Palm Beach residence of President Donald Trump
Farther north, on Peanut Island, is a nuclear bomb shelter built for Kennedy. Known as the "Kennedy bunker," it was established to protect Kennedy and allow the commander-in-chief to conduct ...
In the upper Florida Keys Palm Beach Island: 8.12 square miles (21.0 km 2) Palm Beach Barrier island Palm Island: Miami-Dade Artificial island in Biscayne Bay Palm Key: Monroe In Florida Bay: Paradise Island: Osceola In Lake Tohopekaliga Park Key: 70 acres (28 ha) Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Peanut Island: 0.32 square kilometres (0.12 sq ...
Plan a day trip to Peanut Island. Peanut Island, the 80-acre tropical island located at the west end of the Palm Beach (Lake Worth) Inlet, is a get-there-only-by-boat county park, where long ...