Tuckahoe is a
census-designated place
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unincorporated community
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located within
Upper Township in
Cape May County
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of
New Jersey
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.
History
The tuckahoe was pounded into pulp by local
Native Americans and used for cooking and baking, as flour, which served as an ingredient in their
cornbread
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.
Since the tuckahoe was found in great abundance in this area, members of various
Lenape
The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...
tribes would visit this location to collect them.
A bridge, constructed in 1926 and renovated in 1961, connects Tuckahoe to
Corbin City, its neighbor to the north.
[ Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-89,]
State Route 50 Bascule Bridge
It is also the headquarters for the
Cape May Seashore Lines Railroad.
Tuckahoe is named after the wild tuckahoe, which is the sclerotium of the fungus ''
Wolfiporia extensa'' and sometimes also called Indian Bread, which grew in abundance in this area on the roots of certain trees and was collected by the members of the
Lenape
The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...
tribes in the area.
Roads
Tuckahoe Road, which has its beginnings in
Cross Keys, New Jersey
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at
Route 42, is an alternative way to get to
Ocean City at the northern edge 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 Cape May bound by Delaware Bay to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and east. Adjacent to the Atlantic coastline are fiv ...
and other shore points as alterative route to the
Atlantic City Expressway.
Education
As with other parts of Upper Township, the area is zoned to
Upper Township School District
The Upper Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Corbin City, ...
(for grades K-8), which sends students to
Ocean City High School for grades 9-12.
Countywide schools include
Cape May County Technical High School and
Cape May County Special Services School District.
See also
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Tuckahoe station (New Jersey)
*
Lenape
The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...
*
Kechemeche The Kechemeche were a Lenni Lenape tribe of Native Americans that lived in the area generally known today as the southern portion of Cape May County, New Jersey, an area bounded on one side by the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware Bay on the other.
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References
External links
"Tuckahoe history" at TuckahoeNJ.com website
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Census-designated places in Cape May County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Cape May County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
Upper Township, New Jersey