North Wildwood in Cape May County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

West Jersey and Seashore Railroad

Borough Angelsea 1885 - 1906

Photographed by Sunny Mancini

1. West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Marker

Inscription. 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 during the Great Depression. The last northbound passenger train stopped here on November 4, 1993, and the New Jersey Ave. Right-of-way was sold to the City in 1950.

Erected by City of North Wildwood, New Jersey. (Marker Number S7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 38° 59.934′ N, 74° 48.249′ W. Marker is in North Wildwood, New Jersey, in Cape May County. It is on New Jersey Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wildwood NJ 08260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boardwalk (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Boardwalk (approx. half a mile away); 1981 Hunger Strike Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); West Jersey & Seashore Railroad (approx. 0.8 miles away); "Never Forget" (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Honor of Marine Lance Corporal George Dramis (approx. 0.9

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miles away); Herefort Inlet Lighthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Coast Guard Station Hereford (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Wildwood.

Another marker is no longer nearby. All Shapes, Sizes and Materials (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2018, by Sunny Mancini of North Wildwood, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 644 times since then and 31 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 11, 2018, by Sunny Mancini of North Wildwood, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.