Whitesboro, New Jersey
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Whitesboro, New Jersey is an unincorporated community and historic African American settlement located within Middle Township in Cape May County.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
historic African American settlement ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
609
ⓘ
640 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Cape May County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingPurpose | planned African American community ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0881680 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Middle Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityOrganization | Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityType | residential community ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature | annual community events celebrating African American heritage ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | historically majority African American population ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunity | African American community ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
community centers
ⓘ
local churches ⓘ small businesses ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | founded as a safe community for African Americans facing discrimination in the South and North ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | early 20th century African American migration and settlement era ⓘ |
| hasIdentity | historic Black community in New Jersey ⓘ |
| hasPlanningOrigin | founded with involvement of African American leaders and investors ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| hasSocioeconomicRole | center for African American land ownership in Cape May County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early 20th-century African American self-help and land ownership movement ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States Census Bureau defined places in New Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape May County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Cape May Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George H. White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape May County, New Jersey Metropolitan Statistical Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 08252 ⓘ |
| region | South Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| timeZoneStandard | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| township | Middle Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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