Transportation - Somers Point NJ
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 39° 18.618 W 074° 35.868
18S E 534674 N 4351288
Shore Road, completed in 1731, was the main artery for transportation and trade connecting Nacote Creek (Port Republic) to Somerset Plantation (Somers Point) and to Cape May County by Job’s Ferry.
Waymark Code: WM12NJ1
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2020
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Marker is at the intersection of Shore Road and Annie Avenue on Shore Road, Somers Point NJ 08244
Marker Name: Transportation
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
Transportation- Shore Road, completed in 1731, was the main artery for transportation and trade connecting Nacote Creek (Port Republic) to Somerset Plantation (Somers Point) and to Cape May County by Job’s Ferry. In 1880, connecting Philadelphia to Ocean City, stopping at Somers Point. The West Jersey Railroad connected Atlantic City to Somers Point. Trolley cars ran from Atlantic City to Somers Point on Shore Road, and the Shore Fast Line, circa 1906, made its way under the Shore Road Bridge and at the waterfront traversed the bay to Ocean City.
Dedication Date: 01/01/2002
City: Somers Point
County: Atlantic County,
Group responsible for placement: Bay Harbor Realty and the City of Somers Point.
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