Newbolds Corner, New Jersey
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Newbolds Corner, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39°57′47″N 74°46′47″W / 39.96306°N 74.77972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Township | Lumberton |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 878774[1] |
Newbolds Corner is an unincorporated community located within Lumberton Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The site, located at the corner of Eayrestown Road (County Route 612) and Newbolds Corner Road, was once home to a Nike missile silo which was fully demolished in late 2015.[3][4][5] Today, the west side of Eayrestown Road consists of housing developments, Lumberton Township's town hall, and a school, while the east side of the road features farmland.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Newbolds Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 29, 2015.
- ^ Bender, Donald E. "Nike Battery PH-23/25 - Lumberton, NJ". Nike Missiles & Missile Sites. Archived from the original on February 10, 1999. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ Bender, Donald E. (Fall 1999). "LUMBERTON'S COLD WAR LEGACY: NIKE MISSILE BATTERY PH-23/25". Nike Missiles & Missile Sites. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ Hefler, Jan (July 19, 2015). "Lumberton finds new use for old Nike site". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ "Aerial view of Newbolds Corner" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 14, 2016.