A Cold War missile base abandoned for decades is on sale in New Jersey for $1.8 million -- see inside

Richard Lewis Photography Woolwich Township, New Jersey is selling an old missile base from the Cold War. The base was one of 12 built to protect Philadelphia from Soviet missiles. The Army abandoned it in 1974, and the town bought it in 2009. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. A piece of Cold War history is up for sale in New Jersey, where a town is listing its Nike missile base for $1.8 million. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, launching an arms race that would co...