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.
Maple Beach, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Maple Beach | |
| Coordinates: 40°5′10″N 74°52′8″W / 40.08611°N 74.86889°W | |
| 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 ID | 1180314[1] |
References
edit- ^ "Maple Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Map) (19th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. p. 2810. § H3. ISBN 0-87530-774-4.
- ^ Barnett, Jeff. "Land Revitalization Spring '08 Newsletter – High and Dry – Raising Land for Riverfront Redevelopment". Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Elizabeth (February 27, 2013). "Maple Beach residents in Bristol in limbo over pending sale of open space". Bristol Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2014.