Today I want to share a curious location exploration, a legacy of the Cold War. That’s abandoned Marlton Missile Base (also known as abandoned Nike Missile Battery PH-32) in Marlton, NJ.
The base was one of 12 Nike missile bases located like a ring to surround Philadelphia as the last line of defense against an enemy air attack which was a threat during the confrontation with USSR.
The Marlton base was built in 1955 and contained two missile magazines. At different times the base housed 16 to 20 the world's first operational guided surface-to-air Nike-Ajax 16/30 missiles.
In the late 1950s, the arm race required more advanced missile models like Nike-Hercules, but the Marlton base couldn’t house them and was deactivated along with the remaining US Ajax-only bases in 1963.
In the early 1970s, the base was used as a training center and was open for public, but, unfortunately, the launch area and buildings were demolished in the 1977.
00:00 Intro
01:05 Trail to the abandoned missile base, location history
02:34 Map
04:09 Water preparation tanks
06:12 Launch site. Elevators, magazines location.
11:26 Berm
13:03 Remains of the building for water preparation
13:40 Razor wire fence
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I search and explore alone ghost towns, historic, abandoned, haunted places in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. My explorations are based on local creepy legends and old maps research and aimed to discover something new in urban exploring.
Abandoned missile base (Nike Missile Battery PH-32) exploration in Marlton, NJ. Pine Barrens
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Music credit provided by:
Hayden Folker - Shadows;
MaxKoMusic - Reporting From The Scene;
Scott Buckley - Midvinter;
Aakash Gandhi - The Rising.
Special thanks to John S. Flack (ph32.homestead.com) for his interest to Marlton Nike Base.
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5 авг 2024