Town of Amherst Municipal Complex

History hidden in plain sight!

From 1956 – Dec 1961 these buildings were dedignated BU-09-C and were forward control forming part of the NIKE Anti-Balistic Missle system protecting Buffalo and Niagara Falls from Russia's Cold War Threats.

Examine the buildings closely and you will see red lighting and warning horns once deployed to warn of an impending attack.

In the undergrowth behind the buildings are the knocked down remains of communication and armory structures distroyed when the Army transfered the property to the Town when the area facilities were made obsolete by longer range systems.

The underground launch facility BU-09-L is located about a mile to the North-East at the end of Town Road 4845.