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.

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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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Middle Township, New Jersey contains Whitesboro, New Jersey