Mysterious Markers along Tilton Rd and in SIC.

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Teegate

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Some of the members of that site are posting here so they should be able to give the best answer.
 
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Jerseygirl

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Just a wild guess because I am home today and cabin fever is creeping in. Trolley ROA.
"Though Sea Isle never reached Atlantic City proportions, the proliferation of local hotels throughout the 1880s-1890s illustrates a significant resort trade (Fig. 27). One of the earliest, the Excursion House, was built by the Landis' company in 1882"
"A decade later, the trolley line running parallel to the sea became a wide avenue, extending through Strathmere to Ocean City on the north and to Avalon on the south "
http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/nj1/chap2.htm
http://www.livingplaces.com/NJ/Atlantic_County/Somers_Point_City/Bay_Front_Historic_District.html
 
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buckykattnj

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Well, something train related was surmised in my discussions with the website owner, as SIC had the trolley running along Landis Ave, and Tilton Rd starts near where the Phila and AC RR stops running parallel to the Camden and AC RR... but the Tilton does not run exactly parallel with the Phila & AC RR... it crossed Tilton Rd near the Lenox factory and cut through the future AC Int'l on its way to Pleasantville, so the markers being related to trains or trolleys is doubtful. Plus, the style of the markers would seem to indicate they were put in place after 1930... well after either trackage's heyday.

BKNJ
 
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