Maple Beach, Pennsylvania

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Maple Beach, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Maple Beach
Coordinates: 40°5′10″N74°52′8″W / 40.08611°N 74.86889°W / 40.08611; -74.86889
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Bristol
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
19007
Area code(s) 215, 267 and 445
GNIS feature ID1180314 [1]

Maple Beach is an unincorporated community in Bristol Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Maple Beach is located along the Delaware River at the Pennsylvania approach to the Burlington-Bristol Bridge. [2] In 1917, Rohm and Haas purchased the residential properties in Maple Beach as part of an expansion of industrial activities in the area. [3] Four homes remained in Maple Beach as of 2013. [4] As of June 13, 2020, large signs at the north entrance indicated that the land is private property owned by Dow Chemical Company and trespassing would be prosecuted.

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References

  1. "Maple Beach". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Map) (19th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. p. 2810. § H3. ISBN   0-87530-774-4.
  3. Barnett, Jeff. "Land Revitalization Spring '08 Newsletter – High and Dry – Raising Land for Riverfront Redevelopment". Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. Fisher, Elizabeth (February 27, 2013). "Maple Beach residents in Bristol in limbo over pending sale of open space". Bristol Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2014.