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Please add profiles of thosew ho were born, lived or died in Cape May County, New Jersey. Official Website Overview Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Much of the county is located on the Cape May Peninsula, bounded by the Delaware Bay to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east. Adjacent to the Atlantic coastline are five barrier islan...
The Cape May County Veterans' Cemetery was created by the Board of Chosen Freeholders in May 1980 to provide a final resting place for our resident wartime veterans and their spouses. The Cape May County Veterans' Cemetery is located in the Swainton Section of Middle Township, just north of Cape May Court House. Directions: From the South: Take the Garden State Parkway north to the traffic l...
Everyone is welcomed. Cold Spring Cemetery is an historic site and the resting place for many famous figures including immediate descendants of the Mayflower. But there are hundreds of everyday people, both local to the greater Cape May region and more distant places, who have found their final resting place here. As a non-profit, non-denominational cemetery, we welcome people of all faiths and...
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, June 29, 1776: The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet (June 29, 1776) was an important, early naval victory for the Continental Navy and the future "Father of the American Navy", Captain John Barry. It was the first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War. The battle resulted in the first American casualty of the war in New Jersey, Lieutenant Richard Wickes, brot...