Northampton Township near Richboro in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Richboro Nike Missile Battery PH-07

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 19, 2015

1. Richboro Nike Missile Battery PH-07 Marker

Inscription. One of thirteen installations in the Philadelphia area that provided protection from Soviet aerial attack during the 1954–1970 period of the Cold War. The Nike system here used radar to guide Ajax anti-aircraft missiles. From the mid-1960s through the early 1970s, this missile system was replaced as technology and terms of arms control treaties evolved. The missile launch area and magazine are located near here.

Erected 2007 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Cold. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.

Location. 40° 13.15′ N, 74° 59.7′ W. Marker is near Richboro, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Northampton Township. It is on Richboro Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 332 Richboro Rd, Richboro PA 18954, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

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and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: From Public Highway to Scenic Byway ... (approx. 1.9 miles away); From Loss to Renewal ... (approx. 1.9 miles away); A Bridge from Past to Present, Neighbor to Neighbor ... (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Schofield Ford Covered Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Community-built Landmark (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bridging Past and Present (approx. 1.9 miles away); Summer House Garden Seat (approx. 2 miles away); Tyler Gardens Planting Area (approx. 2 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 19, 2015

2. Richboro Nike Missile Battery PH-07 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,028 times since then and 250 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.