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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QMK_the-ocean-city-historic-district_Ocean-City-NJ.html
The District, bounded by 3rd and 8th Streets and Central to Ocean Avenues, has been placed on both the State and National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
On October 20, 1879, Simon Lake, Ezra B. Lake, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QLW_salt-marshes_Stone-Harbor-NJ.html
Common reed, also known by its scientific name Phragmites, is a native plant that aggressively invades productive marshlands. Other grasses, such as smooth cordgrass and salt hay, cannot survive among its tall stalks and dense roots.
Phragmites r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QLV_rebecca-and-sarah-stillwell_Marmora-NJ.html
According to local legend, during the Revolutionary War, Rebecca Stillwell Willetts looked out into the Great Egg Harbor Bay from Golden's Point (now called Beesley's Point). Looking through her father's spyglass, she saw that a British sloop had …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QLU_ocean-city-tabernacle_Ocean-City-NJ.html
The Lake brothers and others founded the Tabernacle and Ocean City in 1879 as a camp meeting and Christian Resort.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QLT_sindia_Ocean-City-NJ.html
Owned by Anglo American Oil; Captain Allen McKenzie Built in 1887 by Harland & Wolf, Belfast, Ireland.
Four masted steel bark Length 329 ft-depth of hold 26 ft Breadth 45 ft-Net Tonnage 2929
The Sindia en route from Kobe, Japan to New York City …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QLS_the-ocean-city-historic-district_Ocean-City-NJ.html
The District, bounded by 3rd and 8th Streets and Central to Ocean Avenues, has been placed on both the State and National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
On October 20, 1879, Simon Lake, Ezra B. Lake, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FAA_edwin-joseph-hill-cmh_Cape-May-NJ.html
Born Philadelphia, October 4, 1895, enlisted U.S. Navy 1912, served World War I U.S.S. Melville; later on U.S.S. Saratoga, Yorktown, Reina, Mercedes, New Mexico and Pennsylvania. Instructor in seamanship U.S. Naval Academy 1922-24.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJH_dennis-creek-landing_Dennis-NJ.html
A causeway was built here in the1790s establishing a new overlandroute. By the 19th century Dennis CreekLanding became a major shipbuildingcenter on the Delaware Bay.Many homes in South Dennisvillestill reflect the architecture that wasseen in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17OR_in-the-still-of-the-night_Woodbine-NJ.html
Utterly undetectable, saw-whet owls, long-eared owls, and barn owls utilize New Jersey's coast as a migration path throughout October and November. Cape May is a popular place for them to rest before crossing the Delaware Bay. During the day, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17OP_eldora-nature-preserve_Woodbine-NJ.html
Welcome to the Preserve's self-guided nature trail.
Why is this land special? Situated on the southern edge of New Jersey's pine barrens, Eldora Nature Preserve is the site of The Nature Conservancy's first preserve established expressly for t…