Corson's Inlet
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Corson Inlet is a narrow
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on the southern coast of
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in the
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. Corson Inlet leads from the
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through
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off the northeast coast of
Cape May County Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Much of the county is located on the Cape May peninsula, bound by the Delaware Bay to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and east. Adjacent to the Atlantic ...
, New Jersey. The Inlet separates
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, from
Strathmere, New Jersey Strathmere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Upper Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 137, a decrease of 21 ...
. The
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USS ''Corson'', in commission from 1944 to 1946 and 1951 to 1956, was named for Corson Inlet. Corson's Inlet State Park borders the strait. The inlet and adjacent dunes were a favorite place for the amblings of American poet A.R. Ammons, resulting in one of his best known poems, "Corsons Inlet". The passing of automobiles to Corson's inlet has naturally left giant, mogul-like bumps in the road, oddly evenly spaced, all reaching the same height and depth (approx. 3 feet).


Geography

Corson Inlet separates Pecks Beach from
Ludlam Island Ludlam Island is a barrier island in southern New Jersey, on which Sea Isle City and Strathmere, a part of Upper Township, are located. Geography Ludlam Island is a barrier island along the Atlantic Ocean between Corson Inlet on the northeast, a ...
in Cape May County. It was described in 1834 as, Corson Inlet was described in 1878, ''viz''.,


History

Corson Inlet appears as Bottle Inlet on a map circa 1700; and as "Coston's Inlet" on a map published in 1749 by Lewis Evans.''A Map of Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, And the Three Delaware Counties'', Lewis Evans, 1749


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References

*''Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition''. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. . * (See ship namesake paragraph.) * Lehman, D.(Ed.) (2006). ''A.R. Ammons: Selected Poems.'' American Poets Project, pp. 18–22. New York: Library of America. Inlets of New Jersey Straits of New Jersey Bodies of water of Cape May County, New Jersey {{CapeMayCountyNJ-geo-stub