Tuckahoe is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
unincorporated community
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located within
Upper Township in
Cape May County 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
Cornbread is a quick bread made with cornmeal, associated with the cuisine of the Southern United States, with origins in Native American cuisine. It is an example of batter bread. Dumplings and pancakes made with finely ground cornmeal are ...
.
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 inclu ...
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
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(HAER) No. NJ-89,
State Route 50 Bascule Bridge
It is also the headquarters for the
Cape May Seashore Lines
Cape May Seashore Lines is a short line railroad in southern New Jersey. It offers two excursion services: a round trip between Richland and Tuckahoe and a round trip between Rio Grande, Cold Spring Village, and Cape May City. The track is ...
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 inclu ...
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 and other shore points as alterative route to the
Atlantic City Expressway
The Atlantic City Expressway, officially numbered, but unsigned, as Route 446 and abbreviated A.C. Expressway, ACE, or ACX, and known locally as the Expressway, is a long toll road in the U.S. state of New Jersey, managed and operated by ...
.
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, a ...
(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
Cape May County Technical High School, located in Middle Township, which provides vocational and technical education to students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cape May ...
and
Cape May County Special Services School District.
See also
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Tuckahoe station (New Jersey)
Tuckahoe is a disused train station located in the Tuckahoe section of Upper Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The station was built in 1894 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984. The Ca ...
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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 inclu ...
*
Kechemeche
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