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

Town Bank

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2022

1. Town Bank Marker

Inscription. New England and Long Island Whalemen first settled Cape May on the Delaware Bay Shore about 1685. To the sandy bluff called Town Bank came Joseph Willdin and his wife, Hannah Gorham, grandchild of John Howland, the Mayflower Pilgrim.

Erected by The New Jersey Commission on Historic Sites.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1685.

Location. 38° 58.884′ N, 74° 56.548′ W. Marker is in Lower Township, New Jersey, in Cape May County. It is in North Cape May. It is at the intersection of Bayshore Road and Town Bank Road, on the right when traveling south on Bayshore Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3731 Bayshore Rd, Cape May NJ 08204, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The European Settlement of Cape May County (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dedicated to Lt. Richard Wickes (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Memory (approx. 1.4 miles away); Tulip Poplar (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cold Spring Grange Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); Southern Red Oak (approx.

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1.6 miles away); Welcome to the Nature Trail at Bradner's Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pitch Pine (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lower Township.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2022

2. Town Bank Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.