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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CV_hereford-inlet-lightouse_North-Wildwood-NJ.html
Work was completed in the spring of 1874 at this site, the original location of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse. The fourth-order Fresnel Lens in the tower was illuminated for the first time on May 11, 1874. Erosion on the south side of the Inlet, d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CR_boardwalk_North-Wildwood-NJ.html
In February 1904 Borough Council, authorized construction of a Boardwalk on Surf Avenue from this point to the Borough's southern border. It was removed just 8 years later due to the rapidly expanding beach, and a new Boardwalk was built closer to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CM_west-jersey-and-seashore-railroad_North-Wildwood-NJ.html
The WJSRR's North Wildwood Station, located at this site, was very busy during the growth of the southern part of the Borough in the early 1900s, but the tracks in North Wildwood were abandoned after the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads merged d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV5M_hereford-inlet-lighthouse_North-Wildwood-NJ.html
This plaque was presented on June 3, 2006 by the New Jersey Sarah Soper Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century to recognize the unique architecture of the building and its importance as an aid to navigation.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV5L_all-shapes-sizes-and-materials_North-Wildwood-NJ.html
Primary seacoast lights were located to warn mariners of their proximity to land, the presence of navigational dangers, and to help set their course. By 1852, however, lighthouses and lightships often looked so much alike that it was difficult to …
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