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What is it?
Cape May Point State Park
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By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 1. What is it? Marker | | |
Inscription. This WWII bunker served as a gun emplacement and the round turrets on either side held 6-inch guns. The horseshoe-shaped structures, which can be seen out in front at low tide, are Panama mounts. They were built in 1941, prior to the construction of the more permanent bunker and held four 155mm coast artillery guns. A sister bunker stands across the bay in Lewes, Delaware.
At the time of construction in 1942, this bunker was covered with sod and stood on high ground 900 feet from the ocean. Built of reinforced concrete, the roof and walls are 6 feet thick. Erosion and storms have washed away the land in front of and under the bunker. How long can the pilings, meant only to stabilize, support the bunker weighing thousands of tons?
Erected by State of New Jersey.
Location. 38° 55.912′ N, 74° 57.507′ W. Marker is in Cape May Point, New Jersey, in Cape May County. Marker can be reached from Lighthouse Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in Cape May Point State Park on the walkway to the beach. Marker is in this post office area: Cape May Point NJ 08212, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. All Shapes, Sizes and Materials (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Cape May Lighthouse (about 700 feet away); Oil House (about 700 feet away); St. Peter’s by the Sea (approx. 0.4 miles away); Henry Washington Sawyer (approx. 1.8 miles away); S. S. Cape May (approx. 2 miles away); Cape May County Fishermans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet (approx. 6.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cape May Point. | | | | 
By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Marker in Cape May Point State Park | | The bunker can be seen at the water's edge in the background of the photo. | | |
More about this marker. The bottom of the marker contains two photos of the bunker; one taken at ground level, and another taken from the air. Also on the marker is a diagram of the bunker’s floor plan. |
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By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Bunker at Cape May Point | | The marker is seen here at the left of the photo, on the trail to the beach. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Marker near the Cape May Lighthouse | | The marker (visible along the fence line) and the Cape May lighthouse can be seen in this photo. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 5. World War II Bunker | | The former vehicle entrance to the bunker can be seen to the right in this photo. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 6. World War II Bunker | | One of the turrets that held 6-inch Navy Guns can be seen in this photo. These were built in 1941, a year before the construction of the bunker. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 7. Land Side of Bunker | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 8. Identical Marker | | The same marker appears a short distance away in the covered observation deck at the trailhead. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, August 27, 2009 | |
| | | 9. Marker on Observation Deck | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on August 28, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 165 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week September 20, 2009. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Submitted on August 28, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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