Richmond Heights is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 8,944 at the 2020 census. At the beginning of World War II, the United States Navy purchased 2,500 acres of land in southwestern Dade County for the purpose of constructing an airshi…Richmond Heights is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 8,944 at the 2020 census. At the beginning of World War II, the United States Navy purchased 2,500 acres of land in southwestern Dade County for the purpose of constructing an airship base. The land was owned by the Richmond Timber Company, a major supplier of Dade County Pine. The base was named Naval Air Station Richmond, after the lumber company, and was home to the 25 ships of ZP-21. NAS Richmond was the second largest airship base in the United States, NAS Lakehurst in New Jersey being the largest. NAS Richmond was destroyed by a hurricane and fire in September 1945.
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