The History of Cape May County, New Jersey, from Aboriginal Times to the Present DayGenealogical Publishing Com, 13 juin 2022 - 486 pages This book is an account of the earliest known narratives of the native peoples, the Dutch in Delaware Bay, the earliest European settlement of the county and the growth of the villages, the county's role in the American Revolution and its patriots, the establishment of the new state government, the War of 1812, the soldiers of the Civil War, and the progress of the county and its most prominent citizens up to the end of the 19th century. The information was obtained from the collections of the New York Historical Society, the New Jersey Historical Society, and the Pennsylvania Historical Society. Many facts were gathered from the articles of Francis B. Lee, Esq., of Trenton. The author was also aided by Colonel J. Granville Leach, of Philadelphia, Cape May County Clerk Edward L. Rice, and Mr. Aaron Leaming. Extensive extracts were made from the diaries of Aaron Leaming the first, of Aaron Leaming the second, and of Jacob Spicer the second. The work of Dr. Beesley has been woven into this volume, and proper credit has been given to him for every fact for which he is responsible. The work is extensively illustrated with line drawings of prominent citizens and public buildings. |
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... beaches and the main land , and possessing no natural harbor for vessels , excepting a slight one on the Delaware Bay side , just above the point of the cape , the hardy ocean voyager- pressed on to places more promising , where ships ...
... beaches and the main land , and possessing no natural harbor for vessels , excepting a slight one on the Delaware Bay side , just above the point of the cape , the hardy ocean voyager- pressed on to places more promising , where ships ...
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... beaches formed excel- lent places for the pasture of cattle , and the sounds between the beaches and main land were places to fish and gather the clams and oysters which abounded in the waters . The soil of the county was composed ...
... beaches formed excel- lent places for the pasture of cattle , and the sounds between the beaches and main land were places to fish and gather the clams and oysters which abounded in the waters . The soil of the county was composed ...
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... beach , full of small , low sand hills . Egg Har- bor is a little river or kill , and inside the land is broken , and within the bay are several small islands . Somewhere further up in the same direction is a beautiful high wood ...
... beach , full of small , low sand hills . Egg Har- bor is a little river or kill , and inside the land is broken , and within the bay are several small islands . Somewhere further up in the same direction is a beautiful high wood ...
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... with little change in Egg Harbor Bay , and the many small islands , called beaches now , and on which are the seaside resorts , are the testimony that he actually saw them . Dr. Beesley says of the reference 24 HISTORY OF CAPE MAY COUNTY .
... with little change in Egg Harbor Bay , and the many small islands , called beaches now , and on which are the seaside resorts , are the testimony that he actually saw them . Dr. Beesley says of the reference 24 HISTORY OF CAPE MAY COUNTY .
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... Beach , now Sea Isle City . and stocked it with cattle , the descendants of which survived until about 1875 . He acquired 500 acres in Dennis Neck . paying £ 163 for his purchase . Arthur Cresse came from Long Island about this time ...
... Beach , now Sea Isle City . and stocked it with cattle , the descendants of which survived until about 1875 . He acquired 500 acres in Dennis Neck . paying £ 163 for his purchase . Arthur Cresse came from Long Island about this time ...
Table des matières
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CHAPTER IV LIFE EARLY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 59 |
CHAPTER V DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS | 70 |
CHAPTER VI MARITIME TENDENCIES AND CATTLE OWNING | 79 |
CHAPTER VII ANCIENT LOANS AND TAXES | 90 |
THE RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES | 98 |
CHAPTER XX NOTED MEN OF A GENERATION | 267 |
CHAPTER XXI THE DECADE BEFORE THE REBELLION | 279 |
CHAPTER XXII OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR | 301 |
CHAPTER XXIII FIRST NEW JERSEY CAVALRY | 316 |
CHAPTER XXIV THE ENLISTMENTS OF 1862 | 328 |
CHAPTER XXV THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1864 AND 1865 | 344 |
CHAPTER XXVI LIFE FOLLOWING THE REBELLION | 355 |
CHAPTER XXVII FIFTEEN YEARS OF PROSPERITY | 375 |
CHAPTER IX WEST JERSEY SOCIETY RIGHTS | 106 |
CHAPTER X JACOB SPICER AND HIS SAYINGS | 116 |
CHAPTER XI AARON LEARNING AND HIS TIMES | 132 |
JOHN HATTON THE TORY | 143 |
CHAPTER XIII PREPARATIONS FOR WAR | 171 |
CHAPTER XIV THE REVOLUTION BEGINS | 183 |
CHAPTER XV CAPE MAY PATRIOTS | 195 |
CHAPTER XVI THE ENDING AND INDEPENDENCE | 208 |
CHAPTER XVII THE COUNTY IN 1900 | 224 |
CHAPTER XVIII THE WAR OF 1812 | 233 |
CHAPTER XIX PROGRESS AFTER THE WAR | 248 |
CHAPTER XXVIII DISTINGUISHED VISITORS | 393 |
CHAPTER XXIX CAPE ISLAND | 405 |
CHAPTER XXX CAPE MAY CITY | 429 |
CHAPTER XXXI THE BOROUGHS | 445 |
APPENDIX A MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE | 450 |
APPENDIX B BOARDS OF FREEHOLDERS | 453 |
APPENDIX C COUNTY OFFICIALS | 463 |
APPENDIX D POST MASTERS | 465 |
APPENDIX E MUNICIPAL OFFICERS | 472 |
APPENDIX F | |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the ... Lewis Townsend Stevens Affichage du livre entier - 1897 |
The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the ... Lewis Townsend Stevens Affichage du livre entier - 1897 |
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