A few weeks ago by chance
I discovered the
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail.
It's part of the National Park Service.
I returned to explore the trail beginning in Pennsville NJ.
Pennsville is located on the NJ side of the
Delaware Memorial Bridge.
I am heading south on this trip.
Technically the map says the first stop is Deep Water Point.
That looks like it is in an industrial area.
I didn't stop there.
Along route 49
St Georges Episcopal Church
marks the right turn onto Church Landing Rd.
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| St George's Episcopal Church, Pennsville, NJ |
Church Landing Rd takes you to the Delaware River,
the Church Landing Farmhouse and Pennsville Historical Society.
Neither place were opened when I arrived
and it didn't look like much was there.
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| Sol Do Brasil making its way down river. |
Stopping at Riverview Beach Park on N. Broadway
is a 1/3 mi riverwalk trail, a small lake and a view of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
Admission: $0
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| Riverview Beach Park, Pennsville, NJ |
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| Delaware River View from Riverview Beach Park, Pennsville, NJ |
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| Delaware Memorial Bridge connects PA and NJ |
Hugging the river down Enlow Place,
I found this 6 story tree house.
I wonder what the neighbors think of it.
Riviera Drive to Industrial Park Road
Riviera Drive will give you several parking areas from which to view the river.
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| There goes Sol Do Brasil |
Industrial Park Road to Fort Mott Road:
Finnish Settlers crossed the river from Delaware
and settled in what is known as Finn's Point.
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| Finn's Point Lighthouse |
Surrounding the Lighthouse is
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
Their offices are in the old Lighthouse keeper's dwelling.
There is a viewing platform off of Lighthouse Road
just before Refuge Entrance Road.
Refuge Entrance Road leads to a pond and some structures.
Fort Mott Road to Fort Mott State Park:
Fort Mott State Park
Admission: $0
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| Fort Mott State Park, NJ |
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| Fort Mott State Park, NJ |
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| Fort Mott State Park, NJ |
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From Fort Mott State Park you can see
Pea Patch Island and Fort Delaware.
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| Fort Mott to Fort Delaware via Ferry |
From here you can take a ferry and tour Fort Delaware
then continue to Delaware City and back to Fort Mott.
Just be sure to check the ferry schedule.
2019 Prices: Adult: $12.00, Military: $11.00, Senior: $11.00,
Children - 2 - 12 years: $7.00, Children - under 2 years: $0.00
I highly recommend it.
My trip to Fort Delaware is here.
Admission: $0
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| Finn's Point National Cemetery |
Over 2000 confederate soldiers
lost their lives imprisoned at Fort Delaware.
When you visit there you'll understand why.
Those soldiers are buried at Finn's Point National Cemetery
which is entered from Fort Mott.
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| Finn's Point National Cemetery |
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| Finn's Point National Cemetery |
Fort Mott Road to Lighthouse Road to NJ49/S. Broadway to Salem
The Salem Historic District
has seen better days.
But the architecture is pretty nice.
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| Salem, NJ |
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| Salem, NJ |
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| Salem, NJ |
E Broadway to Yorke St./Salem Hancock Bridge Road
My final stop was
Hancock House Historic Site.
Admission: $0
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| Hancock House Historic Site Site of a massacre during the Revolutionary War. |
There is a historian there Wednesdays-Sundays
but he might be in the office in a separate building.
Don't be afraid to ask for a tour.
He was very knowledgable.
These visits, including Fort Delaware,
will take a whole day.
I started near Point A and ended at E on the map below.
More images from this trip are here.
Go explore!
