Warminster Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Johnsville Naval Air Development Center

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

1. Johnsville Naval Air Development Center Marker

Inscription. This site was acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II from the Brewster Aircraft Corporation; it served as a strategic locale for weapons development and testing of modern aircraft. Later, it was a training facility for America's Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs.

Erected 1998 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.

Location. 40° 11.577′ N, 75° 4.519′ W. Marker is near Warminster, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Warminster Township. Marker is on East Street Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warminster PA 18974, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Warminster Community Park-Sandpiper (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Fitch's Steamboat (about 700 feet away); The Battle of the Crooked Billet (approx. 0.8 miles away); Crooked Billet (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Crooked Billet (approx. 1½ miles away);

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Rev. Alfred Earle (approx. 1.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Log College (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warminster.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

2. Johnsville Naval Air Development Center Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.