. Scheyichbi and the strand : or, early days along the Delaware ; with an account of recent events at Sea Grove ; containing sketches of the romantic adventures of the pioneer colonists ; the wonderful origin of American society and civilization ; the remarkable course of political progress and material improvement in the United States, as shown in the history of New Jersey, with proof of the safety and benefit of Democratic institutions, and the necessity of religious freedom ; to which is appended a geological description of the shore of New Jersey . 55 50 .42 north lati-tude, and in 74° 57
. Scheyichbi and the strand : or, early days along the Delaware ; with an account of recent events at Sea Grove ; containing sketches of the romantic adventures of the pioneer colonists ; the wonderful origin of American society and civilization ; the remarkable course of political progress and material improvement in the United States, as shown in the history of New Jersey, with proof of the safety and benefit of Democratic institutions, and the necessity of religious freedom ; to which is appended a geological description of the shore of New Jersey . 55 50 .42 north lati-tude, and in 74° 57 west longitude; high-water mark by the sameobservation was 1188 feetdue south of it, or in lati-tude 38° 55 39^ .65 north,and longitude 74° 57 west. The light is onehundred and sixty-sevenand three-eighths milesfrom the northern limit ofNew Jersey, and betweenDelaware Bay and the At-lantic Ocean. Immediatelywest is located the settle-ment of Sea Grove, includ-ing the United States SignalStation at the extreme pointof Cape May. Both the lightand the settlement, as wellas the long-famous resort of Cape May City, and the country thirty-two miles north, are included in Cape May County. Geologically, this county, in common with all the southern portionof the State, belongs to the Tertiary and recent formation of the Ceno-zoic period, and is characterized by deposit, drift, and alluvium. Thewhole county is very low, level, and uniform, and, in the absence of mines,quarries, or other deeo excavations, geological examinations have been94. CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSK, 1876. THE ANCIENT SHORES. 95 confined to the surface, and tlie deposit to the depth of three hundredand thirty-five feet beneath it. The best opportunities for observationshave been afforded by the boring of several artesian wells at differentpoints. § Not very long ago—as time is counted in geology—the ocean shoreof Southern New Jersey extended from Trenton, on the Delaware, toWoodbridge, on Staten Island Soun
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