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

Historic West Cape May Remembers… / West Cape May Sporting Events of the Past…

Historic West Cape May Remembers… side of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2022

1. Historic West Cape May Remembers… side of the marker

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Historic West Cape May Remembers…, also, West Cape May Sporting Events of the Past…. . Historic West Cape May Remembers…. West Cape May was incorporated as an independent borough in 1884, but as early as the 1690's farmsteads dotted this area of 1.2 square miles. Legend has it that when the Lenape Indians crossed the Delaware Bay in 1695, they encountered farmer Reeves plowing his fields. Riverboat pilots, sea captains, whalers, former slaves and Mayflower descendants all made settlement here. There are more Mayflower descendants in the area than anywhere else in the U.S.A. excepting Plymouth, Massachusetts. By 1760 the borough became the main artery to Cape May City, and developed a small year-round community of residents who worked in and provided services for Cape May City. Today, West Cape May citizens and visitors can enjoy the beaches and the open space areas for birding and biking., Mayflower Descendants 1650 - 1850 Whilden . Hemingway . Hand . Leaming . Eldredge . Edmunds . Hughes . Reeves . Cherry . Swain . Harris . Miller . Sapp . Mills . Schellinger . Townsend . Bennett . Stimpson . Cumming . Corwell . Palmer . Hoffman . Woods . Coxes . Ludlam . Carson . Church . Springer . Stevens . Chamber . McPHerson . Dickerson . Godfrey . Barnett . Rutherford . Cooper, Wilbraham Memorial Park was donated to the borough in 1921 by Mr. John W. Wilbraham, an industrialist from Philadelphia., Wilbraham Mansion faces the park on Myrtle Avenue and was once a simple farm house until the property was acquired in 1900 by John W. Wilbraham who enlarged and "victorianized" the house. He also had his own railroad car and spur that came directly to the northwest side entrance., West Cape May Sporting Events of the Past…. Baseball 1893 Boys Baseball Club.. Brewton, Caverdale, Church, Reeves, Doughty, Swain, Rutherford, Eldredge, Hughes., Tennis. William J. Moore with son Ozzie (Osceola) who succeeded him as the local tennis pro from 1966 through 1985., William J. Moore Author of the book: "Teaching Tennis to Beginners", with his students., Field Day 1927.

Historic West Cape May Remembers…
West Cape May was incorporated as an independent borough in 1884, but as early as the 1690's farmsteads dotted this area of 1.2 square miles. Legend has it that when the Lenape Indians crossed the Delaware Bay in 1695, they encountered farmer Reeves plowing his fields. Riverboat pilots, sea captains, whalers, former slaves and Mayflower descendants all made settlement here. There are more Mayflower descendants in the area than anywhere else in the U.S.A. excepting Plymouth, Massachusetts. By 1760 the borough became the main artery to Cape May City, and developed a small year-round community of residents who worked in and provided services for Cape May City. Today, West Cape May citizens and visitors can enjoy the beaches and the open space areas for birding and biking.

Mayflower Descendants 1650 - 1850
Whilden • Hemingway • Hand • Leaming • Eldredge • Edmunds • Hughes • Reeves • Cherry • Swain • Harris • Miller • Sapp • Mills • Schellinger • Townsend • Bennett • Stimpson • Cumming • Corwell • Palmer • Hoffman • Woods • Coxes • Ludlam • Carson • Church • Springer • Stevens • Chamber • McPHerson • Dickerson • Godfrey • Barnett • Rutherford • Cooper

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Memorial Park was donated to the borough in 1921 by Mr. John W. Wilbraham, an industrialist from Philadelphia.

Wilbraham Mansion faces the park on Myrtle Avenue and was once a simple farm house until the property was acquired in 1900 by John W. Wilbraham who enlarged and "victorianized" the house. He also had his own railroad car and spur that came directly to the northwest side entrance.

West Cape May Sporting Events of the Past…
Baseball
1893 Boys Baseball Club. Brewton, Caverdale, Church, Reeves, Doughty, Swain, Rutherford, Eldredge, Hughes.

Tennis William J. Moore with son Ozzie (Osceola) who succeeded him as the local tennis pro from 1966 through 1985.

William J. Moore Author of the book: "Teaching Tennis to Beginners", with his students.

Field Day 1927

Erected by History Committee of West Cape May.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 38° 56.105′ N, 74° 55.782′ W. Marker is

West Cape May Sporting Events of the Past… side of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2022

2. West Cape May Sporting Events of the Past… side of the marker

in West Cape May, New Jersey, in Cape May County. Marker is on Myrtle Avenue west of Park Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 Myrtle Ave, Cape May NJ 08204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. West Cape May Remembers… / Wilbraham Memorial Park… (here, next to this marker); Korean Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Swain (approx. ¼ mile away); New Cape May Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Opera House & The Jackson St. USO Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); "The Visitor's Church" (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Cape May.

Historic West Cape May Remembers… / West Cape May Sporting Events of the Past… Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2022

3. Historic West Cape May Remembers… / West Cape May Sporting Events of the Past… Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.