| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May — Cape May County Fishermans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to fishermen lost at sea,1988 He hushed the storm to a gentle breeze and the billows of the seas were stilled. — Map (db m22001) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May — Cape May Lighthouse |
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Cape May Lighthouse
For some 180 years, a lighthouse beacon has stood here at the southern tip of New Jersey, guarding the entrance to Delaware Bay. The present tower was constructed in 1859. Standing 157½ feet tall, it is the third lighthouse on this site, replacing earlier structures built in 1823 and 1847. Listed on the national Register of Historic Places, the present lighthouse is owned by the State of New Jersey, Division of Parks and Forestry, and is still . . . — Map (db m6936) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May — Henry Washington Sawyer — 1830 – 1893 — Civil War Hero |
| | Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania May 16, 1830. Moved to Cape May (then Cape Island) in 1848 as carpenter and builder. In 1861 one of first enlisted from Cape May and assigned as 2nd Lt. of Special Guard at the capitol in Washington. Commissioned 2nd Lt. in N.J. Cavalry in 1862, promoted to 1st Lt. and Captain, and wounded and captured at Brandy Station in 1863. In Libby Prison one of two captains chosen to be executed in retaliation for execution of two Confederate spies. President Lincoln . . . — Map (db m10812) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May — S. S. Cape May |
| | Ship’s Bell from S. S. Cape Map Built 1943 Retired 1969 Length 417’9” Beam 60’ Draft 27’6” Crew 49 Presented to the city by U. S. Maritime Administration in 1974 Served in European war zone in World War II Later served in peacetime commerce Plaque courtesy of Cape May Kiwanis Club – 1981 — Map (db m15600) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May Point — All Shapes, Sizes and Materials — Aids to Navigation — Maritime History |
| | 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 distinguish one from another. Today, each lighthouse has a “characteristic” or coded sequence of light flashes making it possible for the mariner to identify the light and its location along the coast. For example, Barnegat Light’s . . . — Map (db m21982) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May Point — Oil House |
| | This structure was built in 1893 to house the kerosene used to power the light. Until 1893, the Lighthouse’s oil was stored in the vestibule house at the entrance to the tower. Moving it to a separate building reduced the risk of fire in the tower. The Oil House’s roof is designed to draw oil fumes out through a vent in the peak. Lighthouses were generally powered by Sperm Whale oil until its price rose dramatically in the 1850s. For about twenty years, lard was used as an alternative. In the . . . — Map (db m21984) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May Point — St. Peter’s by the Sea — Episcopal Church |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m21985) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May Point — What is it? — Cape May Point State Park |
| | 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. . . . — Map (db m21980) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Wildwood Crest — The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet |
| | June 29, 1776 A memorial to the seamen and officers of the Brigantine Nancy — Map (db m19535) |
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