Middle Township in Stone Harbor in Cape May County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Airmail Delivery in New Jersey

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 3, 2025

1. First Airmail Delivery in New Jersey Marker

Inscription. During the first week of August, 1912 the first airmail delivery in New Jersey took place between Ocean City and Stone Harbor. Flying the twenty miles in twenty-nine minutes, the Curtiss pusher single engine, chain driven twin propeller aircraft used the beach as a landing strip.

Over 500 pieces of mail were delivered that week as part of a demonstration of the feasibility of airmail delivery. Six years later, in 1918, the US Post Office started regularly scheduled airmail service between Washington D.C. and New York.

Erected 2003 by Stone Harbor Museum & Borough of Stone Harbor.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1912.

Location. 39° 3.158′ N, 74° 45.314′ W. Marker is in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, in Cape May County. It is in Middle Township. It is on 94th Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 94th St, Stone Harbor NJ 08247, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freedom Park (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Pumping Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Pumping Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rufwud (approx. half a mile away); Our History (approx. 0.7 miles away); Native Plant Pollinator Garden (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to Holly Path at Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary (approx. one mile away); Egret Espy (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stone Harbor.

First Airmail Delivery in New Jersey Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 3, 2025

2. First Airmail Delivery in New Jersey Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware.