Tuckahoe, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Tuckahoe is an unincorporated community in Upper Township
, Cape May County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
, its neighbor to the north. It is also the headquarters for the Cape May Seashore Lines
Railroad.
), 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
tribes in the area.
and used for cooking and baking, as flour, which served as an ingredient in their cornbread
.
Since the tuckahoe was found in great abundance in this area, members of various New Jersey Lenape tribes would visit this location to collect them.
at Route 42, is an alternative way to get to Ocean City
and other shore points, instead of taking the Atlantic City Expressway
.
Upper Township, New Jersey
Upper Township is a large township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The township population was 12,115 as of the United States 2000 Census...
, Cape May County
Cape May County, New Jersey
-Climate:Being the southernmost point in New Jersey, Cape May has fairly mild wintertime temperatures. Contrary to that, the summertime has lower temperatures than most places in the state, making the county a popular place to escape the heat. It is in zone 7a/7b, which is the same as parts of...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Bridge construction
A bridge, constructed in 1920 and renovated in 1962, connects Tuckahoe to Corbin CityCorbin City, New Jersey
Corbin City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 492.Corbin City was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Weymouth Township....
, its neighbor to the north. It is also the headquarters for the Cape May Seashore Lines
Cape May Seashore Lines
Cape May Seashore Lines is a short line railroad in southern New Jersey. It offers two excursion services; a 30-mile round trip between Richland and Tuckahoe, and a 14-mile round trip between Rio Grande, Cold Spring Village, and Cape May City. The track is owned by New Jersey Transit and leased to...
Railroad.
Origin of the name Tuckahoe
The community of Tuckahoe is named after the wild tuckahoe (the sclerotium of the fungus Wolfiporia extensaWolfiporia extensa
Wolfiporia extensa Ginns is a fungus in the Polyporaceae family. It is a wood-decay fungus but has a terrestrial growth habit. It is notable in the development of a large, long-lasting underground sclerotium that resembles a small coconut...
), 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
Lenape
The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the...
tribes in the area.
Use of Tuckahoe by local tribes
The tuckahoe was pounded into pulp by local Native AmericansNative Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
and used for cooking and baking, as flour, which served as an ingredient in their cornbread
Cornbread
Cornbread is a generic name for any number of quick breads containing cornmeal and leavened by baking powder.-History:Native Americans were using ground corn for food thousands of years before European explorers arrived in the New World...
.
Since the tuckahoe was found in great abundance in this area, members of various New Jersey Lenape tribes would visit this location to collect them.
Tuckahoe Road
Tuckahoe Road, which has it's beginnings in Cross Keys, New JerseyCross Keys, New Jersey
Cross Keys is an unincorporated area, within Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The area is north-west of Williamstown and east of Glassboro, about 15 miles south-south-east of downtown Philadelphia.-Transportation:...
at Route 42, is an alternative way to get to Ocean City
Ocean City, New Jersey
Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is the principal city of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cape May County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 11,701...
and other shore points, instead of taking the Atlantic City Expressway
Atlantic City Expressway
The Atlantic City Expressway is a , controlled-access toll road in New Jersey, managed and operated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority...
.
External links
- Greater Tuckahoe Area Merchants' Association
- The Upper Township Gazette serving Tuckahoe Local community newspaper