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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cape May County, New Jersey

 
Clickable Map of Cape May County, New Jersey and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Cape May County, NJ (238) Atlantic County, NJ (281) Cumberland County, NJ (88) Kent County, DE (324) Sussex County, DE (575)  CapeMayCounty(238) Cape May County (238)  AtlanticCounty(281) Atlantic County (281)  CumberlandCounty(88) Cumberland County (88)  KentCountyDelaware(324) Kent County (324)  SussexCounty(575) Sussex County (575)
Cape May is the county seat for Cape May County
Adjacent to Cape May County, New Jersey
Atlantic County (281)  ►
Cumberland County (88)  ►
Kent County, Delaware (324)  ►
Sussex County, Delaware (575)  ►
 
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1 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — Avalon Cottage —
2 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — Avalon September 11th Memorial Plaza —
3 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — Avalon Volunteer Fire Department — Established 1913 —
4 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — Let There Be Light —
5 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — 4 — More than a Pile of Sand —
6 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — September 11 Memorial Plaza —
7 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — Summer Sanctuary —
8 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — 2 — The Disappearing Forest —
9 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — Thomas “Tommy” Thompson — Firefighter — Died in the Line of Duty June 29, 1956 —
10 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — Veterans Plaza — Avalon, New Jersey —
11 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — 1 — Welcome to the Avalon Dune and Beach Trail —
12 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — 10 — Welcome to the Avalon Dune and Beach Trail —
13 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Avalon — Why All the Stumps? —
14 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — "The Visitor's Church" —
15 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 611 Jefferson Street — Circa 1892 —
16 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 5 — Business District — Cape May's African American Heritage —
17 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Cape May County Fishermans Memorial —
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18 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Cape May Historic District —
19 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — City of Cape May — Incorporated 1857 —
20 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — City of Cape May, New Jersey —
21 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 1 — Civic & Education Center — Cape May's African American Heritage —
22 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Edgar Arthur Draper — 1886 – 1956 — Physician in Cape May for 40 Years —
23 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Edwin Joseph Hill, CMH — 1895 – 1941 — World War II Hero —
24 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Henry Washington Sawyer — 1830 – 1893 — Civil War Hero —
25 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 2024.A.17 — Historic Macedonia Baptist Church of Cape May —
26 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 2024.A.01 — Historically Black Franklin Street School — New Jersey Black Heritage Trail —
27 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Lt. Richard Wickes —
28 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Swain —
29 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 7 — New Cape May Hotel — Cape May's African American Heritage —
30 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 2 — Notable African Americans — Cape May's African American Heritage —
31 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 6 — Opera House & The Jackson St. USO Club — Cape May's African American Heritage —
32 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 4 — Opra Huff's Bakery, 1950s — Cape May's African American Heritage —
33 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Original Fire Hydrant —
34 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Our Lady Star of the Sea Church —
35 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — Roland E. White — 1900 - 1976 — Father of the Mall —
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36 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — S. S. Cape May —
37 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — 3 — Stephen Smith's Summer House, 1846 — Cape May's African American Heritage —
38 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — The Cape May Meeting of the Joint Commission on Unity Memorial —
39 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — The Chalfonte Hotel — 1876 —
40 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — The Cherry House —
41 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — The Franklin Street School —
42 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — The Space Shuttle Tree —
43 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May — The Stephen Smith House —
44 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — All Shapes, Sizes and Materials — Aids to Navigation — Maritime History — Reported permanently removed
45 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — All Veterans Memorial —
46 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Cape May County Airport —
47 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Cape May during World War II —
48 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Cold Spring Grange Hall —
49 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Construction of Fire Control Tower No. 23 —
50 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Ens. Harry V. Groome, Jr. — Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum —
51 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Fire Control Tower No. 23 —
52 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Fragile Flyers — Monarch Butterfly Migration — Wildlife Migration —
53 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Historic Cold Spring Village — Women’s Heritage Trail —
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54 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — History of Coastal Defenses —
55 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — In Memory — 1941 - 1945 — 🛡️ —
56 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Landscape —
57 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Lighthouse Keepers' Homes & Gardens —
58 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Maritime Sentinels — Aids to Navigation — Maritime History —
59 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Monomoy Lifesaving Boat — circa late 1800s - 1930s — Cape May Maritime Museum —
60 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Oil House — Reported damaged
61 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Oil House —
62 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — 10 — Pitch Pine — Bradner's Run Nature Trail, Cape May, NJ — Historic Cold Spring Village —
63 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — 16 — Red Mulberry — Bradner's Run Nature Trail, Cape May, NJ — Historic Cold Spring Village —
64 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — S.S. Atlantus —
65 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — 14 — Southern Arrowwood — Bradner's Run Nature Trail, Cape May, NJ — Historic Cold Spring Village —
66 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — 4 — Southern Red Oak —
67 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — 11 — Sweetbay Magnolia — Bradner's Run Nature Trail, Cape May, NJ — Historic Cold Spring Village —
68 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — The abrupt end of Fort Miles —
69 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — The Cape May Lighthouse —
70 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — The Construction of Fort Miles —
71 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — The South Cape May Meadows Restoration —
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72 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — The Top of the Fire Tower —
73 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — 1 — Tulip Poplar — Bradner's Run Nature Trail, Cape May, NJ — Historic Cold Spring Village —
74 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Welcome to the Cape May Lighthouse — Reported permanently removed
75 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Welcome to the Cape May Lighthouse —
76 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Welcome to the Nature Trail at Bradner's Run — Bradner's Run Nature Trail, Cape May, NJ —
77 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May, Lower Township — Welcome to the Nature Trail at Bradner's Trail — Bradner's Run Nature Trail, Cape May, NJ —
78 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point — A Beacon to Freedom —
79 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point — A Woman Leads the Lighthouse —
80 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point — St. Peter’s by the Sea — Episcopal Church —
81 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point — What is it? — Cape May Point State Park —
82 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point, Lower Township — Bats on the Move — Bat Migration — Wildlife Migration —
83 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point, Lower Township — Flipper and Friends — Whale & Dolphin Migration — Wildlife Migration —
84 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point, Lower Township — Longshore Sediment Movement — Cape May Point State Park — Coastal Habitats —
85 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point, Lower Township — Ridges, Rivers and Coastlines — Raptor Migration — Wildlife Migration —
86 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Cape May Point, Lower Township — Swarms of Dragonflies — Dragonfly Migration — Wildlife Migration —
87 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Dennis — Eldora Nature Preserve — Delaware Bayshores Program — Established in 1982 —
88 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Dennis — In the Still of the Night — Owl Migration — Wildlife Migration —
89 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township — Atlantic City Railroad - Cape May Division —
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90 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township — Dedicated to Lt. Richard Wickes —
91 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township — Shorebirds Galore — Shorebird Migration — Wildlife Migration —
92 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township — The Bunker Story —
93 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township — What Is It? — The Bunker — Reported permanently removed
94 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township, North Cape May — The European Settlement of Cape May County —
95 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township, North Cape May — Town Bank —
96 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township, Rio Grande — Ens. Andrew P. Hamilton —
97 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township, Rio Grande — Ens. Leonard R. Volpi —
98 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township, Rio Grande — NAS Wildwood Veterans Memorial —
99 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Lower Township, Rio Grande — Vietnam Veterans Memorial — 🇺🇸 —
100 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Marmora — Rebecca and Sarah Stillwell — Women’s Heritage Trail —

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Oct. 24, 2026