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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV68_edgar-arthur-draper_Cape-May-NJ.html
Born in Philadelphia May 12, 1886. Graduated Central High School 1906. Same year entered University of Pennsylvania in pre-medical studies. Accepted in Medical School of this University in 1908. Received degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1912, finis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV5M_hereford-inlet-lighthouse_North-Wildwood-NJ.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV5L_all-shapes-sizes-and-materials_North-Wildwood-NJ.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4Q_lt-richard-wickes_Cape-May-NJ.html
In memory ofLt. Richard Wickeswho died June 29, 1776 in
an engagement near Cape May
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Lt. Wickes was one of the first navalcasualties of the American Revolution
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTJF_ridges-rivers-and-coastlines_Cape-May-NJ.html
Coastlines, rivers, and systems of mountain ridges provide geographic guides for the fall raptor migration in the northeast. This results in concentrations along certain routes and usually provides exceptional viewing opportunities in places like …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTJ1_shorebirds-galore_Cape-May-NJ.html
Each spring, the Delaware Bay shore is inundated with hundreds of thousands of shorebirds migrating north from Central and South America. For many of them, this is the final rest stop before continuing to their Arctic breeding grounds. Shorebirds …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTIX_fragile-flyers_Cape-May-NJ.html
September winds from the north and northwest gently push millions of migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) to the Atlantic coast. Many are funneled southward through the Cape May peninsula. Thus begins the 2000-mile journey to their win…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTIU_swarms-of-dragonflies_Cape-May-NJ.html
On one recent September day, over 400,000 dragonflies swarmed Cape May. Migrating dragonflies may form swarms between late July and the middle of October, and most often during September.
These harmless insects become more concentrated at penin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTIQ_flipper-and-friends_Cape-May-NJ.html
Whales and dolphins, known collectively as cetaceans, visit New Jersey's coastal waters and the Delaware Estuary during the warmer months. Their migratory movements may be a reflection of the changing locations of their prey: fish, crustaceans, mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTIP_bats-on-the-move_Cape-May-NJ.html
From April to October, New Jersey's bats feed almost exclusively on nocturnal insects, eliminating thousands of mosquitoes and flying pests each night. But when winter comes, most bats migrate to find alternative food sources or hibernation roosts…