TMIOBY PH-67 Traditional Cache

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lost patrol: Done

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Hidden : 9/24/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Missiles In Our Back Yards (TMIOBY) Cache series revealing the hidden Cold War remnants in our backyards.

Visit the main page "GC3V4NE TMIOBY" for more details and a list of all the caches in the series.

Remember to write down the coordinate provided with each cache to find the final

The PH-67 (launch site)Village Green / Chester (Media)_The base was built in 1955 by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The base was manned by the Army until 1960 when the Pennsylvania Army National Guard took over. The base was to be upgraded to the Nike-Hercules system but it never came to be, and in 1964, PH-67 was deactivated along with the other Nike-Ajax only sites in the area.

Besides work on the base, the servicemen of PH-67 were very active in the community. Some were members of the Marcus Hook Fire Co., others took part in community football, basketball, baseball, and bowling teams. The men also took part in local church services, Red Cross blood drive, March of Dimes, and even attended some local schools.

Magazines: 1B (Ajax converted to Hercules; modifications were made for the elevator to handle the increased weight) / 2C (Original Ajax - 3 satellite launchers, 1 launcher on elevator.)
Missiles: 30 Ajax
Launchers: 12 Ajax Launchers
Units:
(Battery/Missile Battalion/Artillery Regiment)
C/176th (2/1955-9/1958) US Army
C/2/59th (9/1958-4/1960) US Army
C/3/166th (4/1960-3/1964) PA Army National Guard

Current Conditions

Control Site
Location: Pennell Rd (CR452)
Condition: Obliterated. Pennell elementary School
Remaining structure: None

Launch Site
Location: Cherry Tree Rd
Condition: Obliterated. Hill Top elementary School
Remaining structure: The driveway into the school passes between the two refueling "blast berms". Everything else has been removed.

Thanks to: PH15 Org (visit link)

***** PLEASE REPLACE CACHE AS FOUND *****

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