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Hereford Inlet is labeled as Little Hereford on a circa 1700 map by John Thornton, [3] and by its modern name on a map published in 1749 by Lewis Evans. [4] The Hereford Inlet Light is a historic lighthouse located in North Wildwood , on the southwestern shore of Hereford Inlet at the north end of Five Mile Beach .
Hereford Inlet, a break in the barrier islands along the eastern side of Cape May, was first used by whalers in the 17th century.Though the area was frequented, environmental conditions such as shifting sandbars and strong currents created reason for concern and in 1849, a life-saving station was built along the inlet.
Mare Island Light was built in 1873, deactivated in 1917, and demolished in the 1930s. [1] The lighthouse was designed by Paul J. Pelz, who also designed Mare Island's sister stations, Point Fermin Light in San Pedro CA, East Brother Island Light in Richmond, California, Point Hueneme Light in California (replaced in 1940), Hereford Inlet Light in North Wildwood, New Jersey, and Point Adams ...
Five Mile Beach is a barrier island along the Atlantic Ocean between Hereford Inlet on the northeast, and the former Turtle Gut Inlet on the southwest. Grassy Sound, Richardson Sound, Taylor Sound and Sunset Lake, as well as an expanse of salt marsh and tidal channels separates Five Mile Beach from the mainland.
Coast Guard Station Hereford Inlet: North Wildwood: 1881 1964 Unknown 133 [144] Coast Guard Station Island Beach: Island Beach: 1849 1946 14 110 [145] Coast Guard Station Little Beach: Little Beach: 1872 1945 24 120 [146] Coast Guard Station Little Egg: Little Egg Harbor Township: 1856? Pre-1964 23 119 [147] Coast Guard Station Long Beach: Long ...
Seven Mile Island or Seven Mile Beach is the name of a barrier island on the Jersey Shore in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.It is divided between the boroughs of Avalon to the north, from 6th to 80th Streets, and Stone Harbor to the south, from 80th Street to Hereford Inlet.
Prosecutors have charged a 21-year-old Kansas City man with adulterating food at the Hereford House restaurant in Leawood. It’s not the first such case in the area.
The Dennisville Historic District is a 60-acre (24 ha) national historic district in the Dennisville section of Dennis Township in Cape May County, New Jersey.The district is bounded by Petersburg Road, Main Street, Church Road, Hall Avenue, Fidler and Academy Roads, and Route 47.