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C. A. Nothnagle Log House, built by Finnish or Swedish settlers in the New Sweden colony in modern-day Swedesboro, New Jersey between 1638 and 1643, is one of the oldest still standing log houses in the United States. European colonization of New Jersey started soon after the 1609 exploration of its coast and bays by Henry Hudson.
The Jersey Shore, commonly referred to locally as simply the Shore, is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the term encompasses about 141 miles (227 km) [ 1 ] of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean , from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May Point in the south.
Sea Isle City is a city in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The city, and all of Cape May County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. [19]
Joseph Ludlam purchased the island in the late 17th century, and grazed cows and sheep on it. In the 1880s, developer Charles K. Landis founded the City of Sea Isle on the island. The original vision that Landis had of Ludlam Island was modeled after Venice's opulent waterways and his plan for the island included canals and waterways.
Corson's Inlet State Park was established in 1969 near the southern end of Ocean City to protect and preserve one of the last undeveloped areas of land along the New Jersey coastline. [160] Cape May Point State Park was established at the southern end of the county in 1974, having been previously used as a military base until the Ash Wednesday ...
New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the U.S. The state of New Jersey is ranked as the fourth smallest state in the United States of America. Its total area of the state is 8,729 square miles (22,610 km 2), of which 1,304 square miles (3,380 km 2) is water, and 7,425 square miles (19,230 km 2) is land.
Residents and neighbors of Marineland had been concerned that the comprehensive plan did not protect the town from over-development. Marineland votes to send its comprehensive plan to state for review
The Southern Shore Region is located in the South Jersey region of New Jersey. The area includes Cape May County and Cumberland County . The coast is along the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay , while the inland areas are part of the New Jersey Pine Barrens .