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

Wildwood Crest Arch

Photographed by Charles Berman, September 22, 2025

1. Wildwood Crest Arch Marker

Inscription. This is a replica of the arch that once spanned Pacific Avenue at Cresse Avenue and was donated by the Beautification Committee to the Borough of Wildwood Crest.

Dedicated by the Wildwood Crest Beautification Committee July 11, 2007

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical date for this entry is July 11, 2007.

Location. 38° 58.641′ N, 74° 49.41′ W. Marker is in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, in Cape May County. It is on West Cresse Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5401 W Cresse Avenue, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Firefighter Charles Bonner

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Holly Beach Park (approx. half a mile away); This Maypole (approx. half a mile away); Turtle Gut Inlet (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet (approx. 1.3 miles away); West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wildwood Crest.

Also see . . . The Founding of the Borough of Wildwood Crest (Wildwood Crest Hitorical Society). (Submitted on October 1, 2025.)

Wildwood Crest Arch and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Berman, September 22, 2025

2. Wildwood Crest Arch and Marker

…Nor did the astute Baker Brothers hesitate to add a slightly theatrical touch to the promotion of their latest endeavor, and in 1907 the Wildwood Crest arch was built at Cresse and Pacific Avenues. Rising to a height of 30 feet and illuminated every evening by the lighting of a “Pompeiian fire,” it marked the entrance to Wildwood Crest in a truly spectacular way. - Wildwood Crest Historical Society

Roman Arch, Entrance to Wildwood Crest, N.J. image. Click for full size.

R.W. Ryan Co (courtesy NJ State Library), circa 1916

3. Roman Arch, Entrance to Wildwood Crest, N.J.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2025, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2025, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. 3. submitted on October 1, 2025. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.