Nixon, New Jersey
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
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Nixon is an unincorporated community located within Edison Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] It was named after Lewis Nixon, a manufacturer and community leader. Soon after the outbreak of World War I, Nixon established a massive volatile chemicals processing facility there, known as the Nixon Nitration Works. It was the site of the 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster, a massive explosion and resulting fire that killed 20 people and destroyed several square miles around the plant.[4]
Nixon, New Jersey | |
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  Nixon Location in Middlesex County  Nixon Nixon (New Jersey)  Nixon Nixon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′51″N 74°22′03″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | Edison |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 878807[1] |
