Historical Markers and War Memorials in North Wildwood, New Jersey
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North Wildwood is in Cape May County
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The stone block below marks the original terminus of the Anglesea Railroad, as shown on a map field with the Secretary of State linked with the West Jersey Railroad at a point 2.6 miles south of Cape May Court House Station, and eventually ran from . . . — — Map (db m118606) HM
On West 1st Avenue at New Jersey Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 1st Avenue.
I measc laochra na ngael go raibh a nainmeacha
[Among the Gaelic heroes are these names]
Bobby Sands • Francis Hughes • Raymond McCreesh • Patsy O'Hara • Joe McDonnell • Martin Hurson • Kevin Lynch • Kieran . . . — — Map (db m209319) HM
On N Central Avenue at E 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on N Central Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
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 m46293) HM
In February 1904 Borough Council, authorized construction of a Boardwalk on Surf Avenue from this point to the Borough’s southern border. It was removed just 8 years later due to the rapidly expanding beach, and a new Boardwalk was built closer to . . . — — Map (db m118605) HM
In March 1912 Borough Council authorized the removal of the Boardwalk on Surf Avenue and construction of a new Boardwalk closer to the ocean. The 1912 Boardwalk would connect with the boardwalk in Wildwood, which had also been moved eastward from . . . — — Map (db m118608) HM
On North Central Avenue north of East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Several Life-Saving Service/Coast Guard station structures have served the Hereford Inlet area. The original 1849 Life-Saving Station provided assistance to stranded steamers and coal traders using the coastal waterways. It was moved further . . . — — Map (db m209300) HM
Near North Central Avenue north of East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
God's beauty surrounds us
In loving memory of
Deborah Jacobs Welsh
Flight Attendant - United Flight 93 9-11-01
With love from her friends — — Map (db m209307) WM
On N Central Avenue at E 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on N Central Avenue.
This plaque was presented on June 3, 2006 by the New Jersey Sarah Soper Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century to recognize the unique architecture of the building and its importance as an aid to navigation. — — Map (db m46294) HM
On North Central Avenue north of East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
After the Lighthouse was moved to this spot in 1913, it continued to guide mariners and replaced by a steel tower with an automated beacon in 1964. When the State of New Jersey leased the Lighthouse to the City of North Wildwood in 1986 the . . . — — Map (db m209309) HM
On Central Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Work was completed in the spring of 1874 at this site, the original location of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse. The fourth-order Fresnel Lens in the tower was illuminated for the first time on May 11, 1874. Erosion on the south side of the Inlet, due . . . — — Map (db m118223) HM
On North Central Avenue north of East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Designed by Paul J. Pelz, architect of the US Library of Congress this fourth order lighthouse was constructed for the sake of mariners to mark the entrance to the Hereford Inlet. Listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, 1976. Listed on . . . — — Map (db m209305) HM
Built in 1880, the Hotel Anglesea stood 300 feet east of this marker and was the site of the first Borough Council Meeting on June 3, 1885. The Hotel was 150 feet long with 50 rooms, but just two stories high so as to not obstruct the beacon of the . . . — — Map (db m118607) HM
On West 1st Avenue at Olde New Jersey Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 1st Avenue.
The West Jersey Railroad's Angelsea Station was built here in 1889 as part of the West Jersey's new right-of-way. The West Jersey merged with numerous other Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiaries in 1896 to form the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad. This . . . — — Map (db m209308) HM
The WJSRR’s North Wildwood Station, located at this site, was very busy during the growth of the southern part of the Borough in the early 1900s, but the tracks in North Wildwood were abandoned after the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads merged . . . — — Map (db m118609) HM
