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Congress Hall (Cape May hotel)

Congress Hall is a historic hotel in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, occupying a city block bordered on the south by Beach Avenue and on the east by Washington Street Mall. It is a contributing building in the Cape May National Historic District. Congress Hall was first constructed in 1816 as a wooden boarding house for guests to the new seaside resort of Cape May; and the proprietor, Thomas H. Hughes, called it "The Big House." Locals, thinking it too big to be successful, called it "Tommy's Folly." In 1828, when Hughes was elected to the House of Representatives, he changed the name of the hotel to Congress Hall. It burned to the ground in Cape May's Great Fire of 1878, but within a year, its owners had rebuilt the hotel in brick in an effort to convince leery prospective guests that the building was fireproof. While serving as President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Ulysses S. Grant and Benjamin Harrison vacationed at Congress Hall, and Harrison made Congress Hall his official Summer White House, becoming the center of state business for several months each year. John Philip Sousa regularly visited Congress Hall with the United States Marine Band and composed the "Congress Hall March", which he conducted on its lawn in the summer of 1882. During the 20th century, the Cape May seafront deteriorated, with tourists heading to other shore resorts. In 1968, Congress Hall was purchased by the Rev. Carl McIntire and became part of his Cape May Bible Conference. McIntire's possession of the property preserved the hotel during a period in which many Victorian-era beachfront hotels were demolished for the value of their land. With the decline of the Bible Conference, Congress Hall fell into a state of disrepair, with the hotel closing in 1992, though retail space in the building remained in use. The property was partially restored under the guidance of Curtis Bashaw, McIntire's grandson, a $22 million restoration began in 1995 and completed in 2002. Congress Hall is a resort hotel and part of the Cape Resorts family of hotels. Bashaw supplies the hotel and many of its restaurants with pork, eggs and vegetables from his 73-acre (30 ha) Beach Plum Farm in West Cape May, New Jersey. See also Cape May Historic District List of residences of presidents of the United States References Further reading "Cape May Summer". Washington Times. June 1, 2007.
Constable Hook Cemetery

Constable Hook Cemetery is the name used to refer to two cemeteries on Constable Hook in Bayonne, New Jersey, the extant Bayonne Constable Hook Cemetery and the no longer existing Van Buskerck Family Burial Ground. Both were founded by members of the van Buskirk family, descendants of the cape's first settler, Pieter Van Buskirk. In 1906 the Standard Oil Company purchased the family land to expand their refinery, already the largest in the world at the time. Myths and historical inaccuracies have led to confusion about the two burial grounds. Bayonne Constable Hook Cemetery James J. Van Buskirk (1791–1856), of the sixth generation of early Dutch settlers in Bayonne, laid out a cemetery in 1849 during a cholera epidemic which had struck the area. In 1854 Van Buskirk wrote a will and mentioned 2 acres (8,100 m2) of his land situated at Constable Hook off East 22 Street was to be reserved for the cemetery. Many prominent Bayonne residents were buried there. It was later enclosed by oils tanks of Tide Water Oil Company. The official name of the cemetery is not known, but it was often referred to in documents as "Hook Cemetery", "Bayonne Cemetery", "Constable Hook" et al. It is currently called "The Bayonne Constable Hook Cemetery". Today part of the cemetery still exists due to a restoration project of the 1980s. The cemetery is surrounded by property owned by International Matex Tank Terminal, which owns about 600 acres on the hook. Some remains were relocated to the Moravian Cemetery on Staten Island. There are approximately 140 headstones. Information about the graves prior to the 1880s is incomplete. Van Buskirk Family Burial Ground The Van Buskirk Family Burial Ground which has also been known as Constable Hook Cemetery, the old Van Buskirk's Cemetery and the Constable Hook Graveyard was founded by Pieter Van Buskirk in about 1736. The cemetery was located on a bluff on the north side of the cape near the homestead and held the remains of early settlers to the region, most of which were disinterred and transferred to other cemeteries. A survey taken in 1903, two or three years before it the cemetery was obliterated, counted 104 headstones. The burial ground became the subject of a court case between Standard Oil and members of the Van Buskirk family, who contended the sale to the oil company by one family member in 1905 was illegal. In 1926 the case was finally settled in favor of the oil company. See also List of cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey References External links Wikimapia
Converse Cottage

The Converse Cottage at 500 South Atlantic Avenue in Beach Haven, Ocean County, New Jersey is a Queen Anne-style summer house built c. 1884. It was designed by Wilson Brothers & Company for John H. Converse, a senior partner in the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and is a mirror image of the Dr. Edward H. Williams House next door. Listed at 504 Atlantic Avenue, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1983, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Beach Haven Multiple Resource Area (MRA). It is also a contributing property of the Beach Haven Historic District. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Ocean County, New Jersey References
Cooper Grant, Camden

Cooper Grant is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Camden, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood has a population of 838. The neighborhood is situated near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and Rutgers University–Camden. It is served by River LINE's Cooper Street–Rutgers University station. Cooper Grant is considered one of the city's contemporary residential success stories. It has a relatively low-crime rate and many residents are college-educated professionals and students. Historic district The neighborhood is home to the Cooper Grant Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1989, for its significance in architecture. It includes 93 contributing buildings, including the individually-listed Cooper Library in Johnson Park, spread over 25 acres. See also Campbell's Field Cooper Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey Nipper Building References External links Media related to Cooper Grant, Camden at Wikimedia Commons
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) is a public medical school located in Camden, New Jersey. It was created as a partnership between Rowan University and Cooper University Hospital in 2009 by executive order of Governor Jon Corzine. CMSRU opened in summer 2012. It is the first medical school to be opened in New Jersey in over 35 years and the only four-year MD-granting institution located in South Jersey. Rowan University and The Cooper Health System partnered in June 2009 to establish CMSRU to help address the physician shortage locally and nationally and to improve healthcare throughout the region. New Jersey governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie spoke at the school's opening. Its charter class was admitted in May 2012 and a second class matriculated in the fall of 2013. By August 2015, CMSRU had matriculated all four years of students. Facilities The Cooper Medical Education Building, a LEED Gold certified building, is located on South Broadway on the Cooper Health Sciences campus. It opened in July 2012 and contains a 260-seat auditorium, a 140-seat multipurpose room, 25 active learning rooms, a clinical simulation center, and a satellite medical library. Accreditation Cooper Medical School of Rowan University is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Rowan University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Recognition In November 2019 Cooper Medical School of Rowan University was awarded the Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement from the American Association of Medical Colleges. The award is given for outstanding service in the community. This service includes CMSRU's service learning program and its pipeline program called Pre-Medical Urban Leaders Summer Enrichment Program (PULSE). In 2019, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University was voted one of the top ten most difficult medical schools to attain acceptance by incoming medical students in the US. In April 2019, CMSRU was named in U.S. News’ list of “10 Med Schools With the Lowest Acceptance Rates” References
Cooper Point, Camden

Cooper Point (also known as Cooper Poynt) is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of Camden, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2000 U.S. census, the neighborhood has a population of 2,880. It is north of Cooper Grant and the Central Waterfront the other neighborhoods located near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. The yards of Weeks Marine and the site of the former Riverfront State Prison are located along the Delaware River. In May 2013, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced that it would seek developers for the site. In September 2013, Waterfront Renaissance Associates announced that it proposed to build the Riverfront World Trade Center, a development of 2.3-million-square-foot campus on 16 acres on the site. The project would be built in four phases, the first of which would be a promenade along the Delaware River. See also Benjamin Cooper House Joseph Cooper House Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. John H. Mathis & Company United States lightship Barnegat (LV-79) References External links Unrealzed developmnent scheme
Coopertown Meetinghouse

The Coopertown Meetinghouse, also called Coopertown Church and Coopertown Union Sunday School, is a historic church meeting house located on Cooper Street in the Cooperstown section of Edgewater Park Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1806 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1978, for its significance in religion and philosophy. History and description The meetinghouse is a one-story brick building with Flemish bond. The project was led by James Simpson, a visiting Quaker minister. When the building was completed in 1806, it was used by Methodists, Episcopalians, Baptists and Friends. The Coopertown Union Sunday School was organized in 1880. The property also includes the adjoining graveyard, the Coopertown Meeting House Cemetery. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey References External links Media related to Coopertown Meetinghouse at Wikimedia Commons
Corson's Inlet State Park

Corson's Inlet State Park was established by the New Jersey Legislature in 1969 to protect and preserve one of the last undeveloped tracts of land along the state's oceanfront. The park borders Corson Inlet. The area's natural habitats are teeming with wildlife established in the numerous primary and secondary sand dune systems, shoreline overwash, marine estuaries, and upland areas. The park offers opportunities for observing a number of migratory and residential wildlife species. The park itself is located in Cape May County, just south of Ocean City. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. Location and description The park is located in Cape May County, just south of Ocean City, adjacent to Corson's Inlet. Included in the park is Strathmere Natural Area, located north of Strathmere. The park consists of 341-acre (1.38 km2) of undeveloped and undisturbed sand dunes that serves as a protected nesting site for the endangered piping plover, the least tern and black skimmers. Other shorebirds and waterfowl, such as the American oystercatcher, various species of sandpipers, gulls, herons, sanderlings and ducks also stop during the year. There are two endangered species that inhabit the park – the piping plover, a bird; and the seabeach amaranth, a plant. History In 1969, the New Jersey Legislature established Corson's Inlet State Park to protect and preserve one of the last undeveloped areas of land along the New Jersey coastline. Since then, the park has been managed by Belleplain State Forest. In 2012, the park received a $5,850 federal grant to construct a 300 ft (91 m) boardwalk trail that would form a loop in the park. The grant would be matched by $3,700 from the New Jersey State Park Service. Local environmentalists protested the project, citing the disruption to the environment. Recreation Beaches are open during the summer months. Boating is allowed (regulated by the New Jersey Boating Regulation and Marine Law). The boat ramp is open 24 hours day, seven days a week year round. The boat ramp has a launch fee from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Corson's Inlet provides excellent opportunities to catch bluefish, kingfish, striped bass and weakfish. Fishing is regulated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, as well. Fishermen are allowed to use four wheel drive vehicles (with permit) from September 16-May 14. Pets are not permitted in the area during the nesting season. See also List of New Jersey state parks References
Cowtown Rodeo

The Cowtown Rodeo is a rodeo in the United States which started in 1929. It is located in Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey. The event is at 7:30 on Saturday nights from May through September. Grant Harris and his family have been running the rodeo every Saturday night during the summer months since 1955, when it was first staged as a weekly event. In 1957 and 1958, the Cowtown Rodeo was syndicated on national television. It is sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). In 2023, the Cowtown Rodeo was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. In 2024, it received the PRCA Small Rodeo of the Year award. References External links Official website
Cropwell Friends Meeting House

The Cropwell Friends Meeting House is located at 810 Cropwell Road in the Cropwell section of Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The historic Quaker meeting house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1992, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Historic Resources of Evesham Township, New Jersey, Multiple Property Submission (MPS). Thomas Evans was one of the first Friends to settle in the Marlton area; in 1701, he signed a deed with Lenape leader King Himolin for a farm in what is now the Marlton area. The property for a school was acquired in 1793 and the meetinghouse constructed in 1809. An active Quaker congregation continues to worship in the building. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey References External links Official website
Cumberland Mall (New Jersey)

Cumberland Mall is a shopping mall located in Vineland, New Jersey, located on Route 47 (Delsea Drive) at Route 55 (exit 27). Cumberland Mall is strategically positioned 25 miles (40 km) away from its nearest competitor, 45 miles (72 km) south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and on route to the Southern New Jersey Shore Points. Its anchor stores are Boscov's, and Dick's Sporting Goods occupying the former JCPenney. Other tenants in the mall include Marshalls, Michaels, Bed Bath & Beyond, Old Navy, and HomeGoods. History The mall was built in 1973 by Rubin Organization. Its original anchor stores were Bradlees, Gaudio's, Pathmark, and Wilmington Dry Goods. Gaudio's became JCPenney, Pathmark became Toys "R" Us, and Wilmington Dry Goods became Value City. Despite the addition of these anchor stores, the mall's occupancy declined in the 1990s. A mall-wide renovation at the end of the decade added Boscov's and expanded JCPenney while reconfiguring the main mall concourse. The former Bradlees was subdivided, and The Home Depot and Regal Cinemas were added on outparcels in 1998. In 2003, BJ's Wholesale Club opened in the mall's surrounding area, followed by Best Buy in 2006. After Value City went out of business in 2009, its space became Burlington Coat Factory. In January 2015, it was announced the JCPenney store was closing as part of a plan to close 39 underperforming stores nationwide. In 2018 it was announced that the Bed Bath and Beyond store, which had been a tenant at the mall since 2002, was going to close due to leasing issues. In 2021, Burlington, the former Value City, went out of business. The vacant department store is leased by Power Warehouse which is a distribution center that handles outgoing orders for businesses inside of the mall, as well as outside. In November 2022, PREIT sold Cumberland Mall to Kohan Retail Investment Group. In 2024, Animal Paradise Gyms opened in a storefront that once housed a Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us store. References External links Cumberland Mall website PREIT Leasing Plans
DB Draw

DB Draw is a derelict railroad swing bridge crossing the Hackensack River between Secaucus and Kearny, in New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1889 by the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, (reorganized in 1895 as the Erie Railroad) and was used by the New York and Greenwood Lake and the Newark Branch. The bridge later carried New Jersey Transit's Boonton Line until the line was connected to the Montclair Branch via the Montclair Connection, to form the Montclair-Boonton Line. The bridge then reverted to Norfolk Southern Railway control, which has since placed it out of service. It was decommissioned in October 2002 and left in an open position for river traffic. As of 2022, the line is being converted to a rail trail. See also List of crossings of the Hackensack River References
Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery

The 225-acre (91 ha) Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, spearheaded by its namesake U.S. Army Brigadier General William C. Doyle, was dedicated on May 30, 1986 by Governor Thomas Kean. It is located in the Arneytown section of North Hanover Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. Burials are open to military families living within a 75-mile (121 km) radius of the cemetery. The United States Army Corps of Engineers oversaw the planning and outlay of the cemetery, including its non-denominational chapel. A $5,529,378 expansion grant from the National Cemetery Association, through its Veterans Cemetery Grants Program, was awarded in 2020. The creation of the cemetery arose from a 1965 need when at that time the only two federal veterans' cemeteries in the state were full. The cemetery opened as New Jersey's first state-operated veterans' cemetery, serving as "a lasting memorial to those men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our country's honor and freedom." Among the free benefits accorded to veterans and their families is a chapel for their use, and eternal maintenance. The facility was funded jointly by the state and federal governments and is managed by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. See also List of cemeteries in New Jersey Wreaths Across America References External links National Cemetery Administration Cemetery Grants Program New Jersey Administrative Code Title 5A – Military and Veterans' Affairs Chapter 4 – Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans' Memorial Cemetery
Deal Lake

Deal Lake is a man-made lake in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is the largest lake in the county and one of the largest lakes in New Jersey, occupying 158 acres and drains into the Atlantic Ocean. The lake covers 158 acres (64 ha). Seven municipalities border the lake, accounting for 27 miles (43 km) of shoreline, including Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Deal, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, Neptune Township and Ocean Township. Deal Lake, like many urban and suburban bodies of water experienced serious environment pollutant problems in the mid 20th century, in 1974 the Deal Lake Commission was formed to help save the lake. Deal is a freshwater lake, but is unique because it has spawning saltwater fish, including alewives, blueback herring and gizzard shad. History Deal Lake has gone by many names over the years including Wickapecko, Lake Uliquecks, White's Pond, Hogs Swamp Pond, Corlies Pond, Great Pond and Boyleston Great Pond. Originally an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, Deal Lake was altered starting in 1890 to its present form, with the closing off the inlet from the ocean and creation of several separate lakes and ponds. Deal Lake was a model system of the late 19th century for flood control and storm water management. Over time, the lake lured many to build along its banks. Today, almost the entire shoreline has been developed with many homes built within the 100-year flood plain. In the late 1890s, the Ross Fenton Farm was established as a popular entertainment spot on the Wanamassa banks of Deal Lake. References
Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Deborah Heart and Lung Center is located in Browns Mills, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It is the only hospital in the Philadelphia metropolitan area that focuses exclusively on cardiac, vascular, and lung disease. Deborah Heart and Lung Center has 89 beds with a full-service ambulatory care center. In March 2010, Deborah Heart and Lung Center opened an emergency department, currently operated by Capital Health of Burlington County. The emergency department offers ambulances and walk-in patients access to emergency care. History Dora Moness Shapiro established Deborah in 1922 as a tuberculosis sanitorium to provide care for those who could not afford it. Her motto was "There is no price tag on life!" Legend has it that Deborah's rural Burlington County location was the key to recovery because of its therapeutic Jersey Pine Barrens air. In reality, thousands of tuberculosis patients were medically treated and successfully cured by Deborah physicians. In 1934, a woman named Clara Franks became a tuberculosis patient at Deborah. She was cured the next year. Following her discharge, she began to work for Deborah as a secretary and fundraising assistant. She began organizing community-based chapters to support Deborah, laying the foundation for the Deborah Hospital Foundation of today. In the late 1940s, with the development of antibiotics that could arrest tuberculosis, Deborah began to shift emphasis to treating heart diseases. On July 28, 1958, pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Charles Bailey performed Deborah's first on-site heart surgery on three-year-old Bill DiMartino, followed by Dora Hansen, age 36. In 1959, Deborah made an official name change to Deborah Hospital. In 1973, Deborah Hospital made another official name change to Deborah Heart and Lung Center, which remains today. Deborah Hospital Foundation Founded in 1974, Deborah Hospital Foundation is the fundraising arm of Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Services offered Clinical Interventional Cardiology Outpatient Pediatric Cardiology Electromechanical Therapy Institute Pulmonary Medicine Institute for Sleep Medicine Balance Center Vascular and Endovascular Medicine Vein Center Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery References