The Central Railroad of New Jersey built this long complex of 30 sheds in 1904 to process oysters that were harvested from the Delaware Bay. Originally, oysters were shipped in their shells via the railroad. Shucking, or removing oysters from their . . . — — Map (db m64333) HM
According to Megan Wren, director of the Bayshore Discovery Center, “Bivalve is a gritty, working waterfront (town) that a casual visitor might call ‘lost in time’. Someone who knows the place a little better would probably use words like . . . — — Map (db m64381) HM
The Maurice River watershed (pronounced Morris) is an area of 386 square miles that includes part of the Pinelands National Reserve, other pine, cedar and maple woodlands and agricultural lands, as well as, urban and suburban properties. The river . . . — — Map (db m64497) HM
The Maurice River and its tributaries to the Delaware Bay have played a significant role in Southern New Jersey’s cultural landscape and shaped its diverse people—generation after generation.
Its resources, particularly fish and shellfish, . . . — — Map (db m64337) HM
1. Oystermen harvested oysters from the Maurice River Cove by a dredge or tongs.
2. Oysters were off-loaded from schooners into floats along the banks of the Maurice River where they were left to fatten and to remove impurities.
3. Oysters . . . — — Map (db m64392) HM
5. Oysters were counted into bushel baskets.
6. Bushels were consolidated into sacks or barrels.
7. Sacks or barrels were wheeled on hand trucks through the alley way and were loaded into the awaiting boxcars.
Shucking The practice of . . . — — Map (db m64393) HM
The Schooner AJ MEERWALD is on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places and is representative of an important vessel type, the “new style” Jersey oyster schooner. The “old style” schooner had a clipper bow . . . — — Map (db m64340) HM
Site of Baptist Log Meeting House and Burial Ground settled by The Bowen Company and their leader Rev. Timothy Brooks. United with Cohansey Baptist Church in 1710. Seventh Day Baptists in this company established the Shiloh Church 1737. — — Map (db m92322) HM
The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route is a “park in the making”—an idea becoming a reality. Many of its sites are available for you to visit. When complete, the Trail will link numerous natural and cultural landmarks into a . . . — — Map (db m64491) HM
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church was constructed in the meeting house form, rectangular in plan, with the pulpit placed on the north gable end wall and a U-shaped balcony on the other sides. The north elevation, facing Broad Street, is the . . . — — Map (db m64508) HM
These patriots, original members of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey, lie buried in this churchyard.
Captain Seth Bowen
Ensign Almarin Brooks
Surgeon Ebenezer Elmer
Lieutenant Eli Elmer
Lieutenant James . . . — — Map (db m153722) HM WM
In solemn tribute to the youth of Bridgeton who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II
1941 - 1945
They gave their today
for our tomorrow
Albert D. Adams • Frank L. Bacon • John A. Bailey • Paul R. Barrager • John Blackston • . . . — — Map (db m153724) WM
Monument front:
In honor of the Patriots of Cumberland Co., NJ who—on the evening of December 22, 1774—burned British tea near this site.
List of Patriots on Marker:
Tea Burners
Ebenezer Elmer
Timothy Elmer . . . — — Map (db m17692) HM
In the winter of 1774, the American colonies were struggling to define their future relationship with Great Britain. The British tax on tea had sparked the 1773 Boston Tea Party. The harsh response, to close the port of Boston, lead to the First . . . — — Map (db m17730) HM
Endowed as free school for poor children by Zachariah Barrow. Oldest educational building in Cumberland Co., it served until the advent of public supported learning. Militia trained here-1812. — — Map (db m92313) HM
Greenwich was the principal colonial settlement of Cumberland County, serving as one of New Jersey’s first official ports-of-entry under British rule. While other early settlers, primarily Dutch and Swedish, were the first Europeans to explore this . . . — — Map (db m92316) HM
The East Point Lighthouse guards the eastern shore of the Maurice River Cove. This lone sentinel once provided hundreds of Delaware Bay oyster schooners with a guiding light to the ports at Port Norris and Port Elizabeth. Constructed in 1849, it . . . — — Map (db m68280) HM
Primary seacoast lights were located to warn mariners of their proximity to land, the presence of navigational dangers, and to help set their course. By 1852, however, lighthouses and lightships often looked so much alike that it was difficult to . . . — — Map (db m68281) HM
The East Point Lighthouse was built in 1849 to guide boatmen into the mouth of the Maurice River, about one half mile to the north. The lantern sits atop the two story brick building, 48 feet above sea level, and is visible for about 7 . . . — — Map (db m68285) HM
Congress passed the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 1968 to protect selected free-flowing rivers with outstanding natural, cultural and recreational values. The Act promotes conservation and good stewardship of these streams and their . . . — — Map (db m64430) HM
The Millville Army Air Field Museum's Skyhawk was assigned to Attack Squadron 192 (VA-192) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) on April 2, 1968 to commence its first Vietnam War combat tour. From May 19 to June 27, 1971 VA-192 . . . — — Map (db m168353) HM WM
A dual-use design by Short Brothers limited for commercial passenger and freight service, manufactured in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This aircraft was originally acquired by the U.S. Army, as part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization . . . — — Map (db m153732) HM
Captain Joseph Buck, a veteran Revolutionary War officer and commandant of the Cumberland County Militia, stood on these riverbanks in the early 1790s and reviewed his troops. As time went on, he foresaw a new city of manor homes, lumber mills and . . . — — Map (db m153758) HM
[Left plaque:]
Millville Airport
50th Anniversary Aug. 2, 1991
"America's First Defense Airport"
Honored by the members
of the
Millville Army Air Field Museum
[Center plaque:]
Millville Airport . . . — — Map (db m153729) HM WM
Almost unnoticed, the earth’s living wealth is slipping away. As the human population expands and intensifies the use of the land, species of all kinds are disappearing. Each time we lose a species to extinction, we not only lose its aesthetic . . . — — Map (db m64464) HM
In memory of
Donald K. Springsteadah
Tsgt. USAF
Missing in Action: Vietnam
And erected for all
men & women who served their country
in Vietnam
Donald K. Springsteadah
23 Oct 32 - 11 Mar 68 . . . — — Map (db m153756) WM
The Millville Bank was built in 1857. It was the city's first banking institution, chartered by the New Jersey legislature. The masonry building was expanded in 1883.
When the bank moved to a larger site in 1908, the building became the . . . — — Map (db m153655) HM
The Millville Plant bell tolled from 1850 - 1920
Dedicated this July 12, 1991 to recognized all those employees responsible for the continued success of the illville Plant since 1806
1838-1938
1938-1969
1969-1983 . . . — — Map (db m153654) HM
United States Navy
United States Marines
United States Air Force
United States Coast Guard
United States Merchant Marine
United States Army — — Map (db m153757) WM
Adolph A. Phillips
Water tender U.S. Navy.
Born Jan. 23rd, 1896
Died torpedo boat Jacob Jones,
sunk at sea Dec. 7th, 1917.
Foreign Waters U.S.N. — — Map (db m153794) WM
Baggage carts like this one were used by railroad lines throughout the United States and Europe to transfer luggage on and off trains for the passengers. At that time, trains usually traveled a maximum speed of about forty miles per hour. Ticket . . . — — Map (db m153759) HM
Charles K. Landis was born in Philadelphia to Michael and Mary Landis. He passed the Bar Exam at the age of 19 and started practicing law at that time. He had a growing interest in land development and founded the town of Colville,now called Elwood. . . . — — Map (db m174735) HM
Honoring the bravery & skill of the U.S. Armed Forces during the Persian Gulf War of 1990-91, which helped to free the Middle East country of Kuwait from its hostile invaders. — — Map (db m153762) WM
Corp. Charles Phillips
Co. A. 4th Pioneer U.S. Inf.
Born March 13th, 1893.
Died disease board ship
Oct. 5th, 1916.
French Harbor. — — Map (db m153820) WM
Corp. Daniel B. Rhubart
Co. C. 147th. U.S. Inf. 37th. Div.
Born Sept. 14th, 1893.
Killed in action Oct. 31st, 1918
Grand Pre, France.
— — Map (db m153826) WM
Corp. Frederick Van Deusen
Co. K. 111th. U.S. Inf.
Born Oct. 23rd, 1900.
Died of wounds in action
Oct. 3rd, 1919.
Dijon, France.
— — Map (db m153795) WM
Corp. Jack F. Gaskill
Co. F. 114th. U.S. Inf. 29th. Div.
Born May. 29th, 1896.
Died from wounds in action
Feb. 23rd, 1919.
Vineland, N.J.
— — Map (db m153783) WM
Corp. Louis Gassel
Co. L. 311th. U.S. Inf. 78th Div.
Born Jan. 1st, 1889.
Died of wounds in action.
Nov. 6th, 1918.
Grand Pre, France.
— — Map (db m153790) WM
"No pregunte lo que el pueblo pueda hacer por Usted; si no lo que Usted pueda hacer por el pueblo."
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy
May 29, 1917 . . . — — Map (db m153817) HM
U.S. Army
S.F.C. Anthony J. Barber • Sgt. Nicolai Bellegarde • P.F.C. Otis L. Broom • P.F.C. Perez S. Colon • P.F.C. Harry R. Denofio • Cpl. Robert T. Doherty • Cpl. Bearl Donnelly Jr. • P.F.C. Peter F. Flaime • Pvt. Grover G. Green • P.F.C. . . . — — Map (db m153799) WM
Lieut. Grady R. Roberts
Medical Corps U.S. Navy,
Born Aug. 22nd, 1893.
Died disease Troopship Kroonland.
Feb. 5th, 1919.
New York City.
— — Map (db m153815) WM
Born in 1853 in Philadelphia, Mary J. Dunlap was awarded her medical degree in 1886 from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dunlap was the first female Superintendent and Medical Director for the newly established Home for . . . — — Map (db m153760) HM
Priv. Arthur E. Brooke
5th. Reg. U.S. Marine Corps.
Born March 28th, 1900.
Died disease June 5th, 1917.
League Island Navy Yard.
Philadelphia, Pa.
— — Map (db m153819) WM
Priv. Grover C. Hankins
Co. C. 147th. U.S. Inf. 37th. Div.
Born June 29th, 1886.
Died of wounds in action.
Oct. 11th, 1918.
France. — — Map (db m153798) WM
Priv. Joseph Trucano
Co. F. 310th. U.S. Inf. 78th. Div.
Born July 9th, 1889.
Killed in action Sept. 19th, 1918.
St. Mihiel, France.
— — Map (db m153796) WM
Priv. Paul G. Kimball
Med. Field Art. 39th. U.S. Inf.
Bold Dec. 7th, 1893.
Killed in action Sept. 28th, 1918.
Argonne Forest, France.
— — Map (db m153807) WM
Sergt. Robt. L. Van Deusen
Co. A. 5th. Reg. U.S. Marine Corps.
Born Sept. 29th, 1894.
Died of wounds in action.
Oct. 27th, 1918.
St. Etienne, France.
— — Map (db m153787) WM
Co. B. 3rd Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment U.S. Army
Died in Mogadishu, Somalia
Mar. 31, 1972 - Oct. 3, 1993
Rangers lead the way — — Map (db m153784) WM
These trees and this circular plot
were dedicated as a
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Circle
In honor of the Vineland heroes who lost their lives
in the World War ★ ★ ★ 1917 ★ ★ 1919
Established under the . . . — — Map (db m153791) WM
Richard "Dick" Errickson
1912 - 1999
Vineland's Native Son
Pitcher for the
Boston Braves & Chicago Cubs
1938 - 1942
Inducted into the
South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame 1993
— — Map (db m153806) HM
This memorial is dedicated to those who served their country in the Vietnam War. Below are the names of those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice.
1961 - 1975
Sgt. Shepherd, Harry J., Jr., USMC, 1946-1966, I
Pfc. Hayes, . . . — — Map (db m153781) WM
A tribute to men and women who gave service in the Armed Forces of our country during Vietnam War
August 5, 1964 - August 15, 1973 — — Map (db m153805) WM
In remembrance and honor
Vineland's Own
Members of the 3rd Bn.
157th Field Artillery
New Jersey National Guard
44th Div.
1937 to 1945
— — Map (db m153825) WM
A tribute to the men and women
who gave service in the Armed
Forces of our country during
World War II Dec. 7, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945
Korean Conflict June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953 — — Map (db m153800) WM
Dedicated
by the
grateful people
of the
City of Vineland
in memory of men
who sacrificed their lives
for our country
in
World War II
Korean War — — Map (db m153816) WM
