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Nelson Z. Graves
Nelson Zuinglius (or "Zwinglius") Graves (1849–1930) was an American businessman, best known for his role in developing Cape May, New Jersey. Early life Graves was born August 24, 1849, in Clinton, North Carolina; his father was Luke C. Graves, principal of the Clinton Female Institute. Graves was named after his uncle, a minister who ran a similar school for girls in Warrenton, North Carolina. After attending Davidson College in North Carolina for a time, Graves graduated from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, in 1868 and was at first employed as a professor of languages in Maryland. He later took classes at Columbia Law School, but then went into business. Business career Around 1882 Graves began to manufacture varnish and japan, and in 1888 he incorporated the N. Z. Graves Company in Philadelphia, which manufactured varnish, japan, and pigments. Other ventures included the Camden White Lead Works and lead mines at Tecopa, California. By 1906, Graves was wealthy e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May is a city located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations, and part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's year-round population was 2,768,Cape May city, New Jersey census profile . Accessed October 1, 2022. a decline of 839 from the 2010 census enumeratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the United States military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties. It is the largest and most powerful coast guard in the world, rivaling the capabilities and size of most navies. The U.S. Coast Guard is a humanitarian and security service. It protects the United States' borders and economic and security interests abroad; and defends its sovereignty by safeguarding sea lines of communication and commerce across vast territorial waters spanning 95,000 miles of coastline and its Exclusive Economic Zone. With national and economic security depending upon open global trade a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
