Wildwood Catholic Academy Historical Marker

For the past 12 years we've been documenting the historical markers that we come across during our road trips across America. Millions of people pass by them every day and don't give them a second look. We're here to change that. These historical markers contain information about the local area and are a great learning experience. Especially if you're into our country's history.

While on vacation in North Wildwood, New Jersey we stumbled upon a new historical marker that was recently put in by the city of North Wildwood to mark the history of the Wildwood Catholic Academy. Here's the information.

City of North Wildwood 1917-Present

Wildwood Catholic Academy

Ground was broken on August 18th, 1947 for the county's only Catholic high school, originally to be called St. Ann's High School. Bishopb Eustace and Monsignor Quinlan blessed the cornstone on July 11, 1948. Students entered Wildwood Catholic High School that fall. Additions were dedicated in 1959 and 1999. Cape Trinity Catholic School began sharing space in the building in 2010, and in 2020 the High School and Cape Trinity combined to form Wildwood Catholic Academy. 

You can check out the Historical Markers Historical Markers section on our travel blog to see more markers that we've located during our travels. There are several of them located on the Wildwood island.

Heintzelman House Historical Marker in Manheim

Over the past 15 years we've been documenting all of the historical markers that we come upon across the great state of Pennsylvania. In case you didn't know...there's an official Pennsylvania historical marker trail that you can follow. Millions of people pass by these markers every day and never give them a second thought. We're trying to change that! 

These markers contain important historical information related to that specific area, a person who lived in that area at one particular time, a battle that may have taken place there, pertain to an old business and all sorts of other things. Today's marker is located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

You'll find it located in Manheim, Lancaster County at the intersection of South Main Street and Logan Avenue. 

Heintzelman House

Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, September 30, 1805. A veteran of the Mexican War and the Civil War, he died May 1, 1880, at Washington D. C. and was buried at Buffalo, N. Y. 

Erected in 1962 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Maj. General Samuel P. Heintzelman was an 1826 graduate of West Point and was a veteran of 2 wars: the Mexican War and the Civil War. He had a lengthy career in the military. 

Check out all of the Pennsylvania Historical Markers that we've documented here on the Pennsylvania Travel Blog. You'll always learn something new when you take the time to read them!