Whitesboro-Burleigh, New Jersey
| Whitesboro-Burleigh, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Former census-designated place | |
 Map of Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP in Cape May County |
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| Coordinates: 39°2′15″N 74°51′40″W / 39.03750°N 74.86111°WCoordinates: 39°2′15″N 74°51′40″W / 39.03750°N 74.86111°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| state |
 New Jersey
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| County | Cape May |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| • Land | 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,836 |
| • Density | 172.3/km2 (446.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 34-80855 |
Whitesboro-Burleigh was a census-designated place and unincorporated community located within Middle Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 United States Census, the CDP's population was 1,836. In the 2010 United States Census, the Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP was split into two new CDPs, Whitesboro and Burleigh.
Whitesboro was founded as a planned residential community for African Americans and has the majority-black population of the township.
Whitesboro was founded about 1901 by the Equitable Industrial Association, which had prominent black American investors including Paul Laurence Dunbar, the educator Booker T. Washington and George Henry White, the leading investor and namesake. He was an attorney who had moved to Philadelphia after serving as the last black Republican congressman representing North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. White and his fellow entrepreneurs wanted to create a self-reliant community for blacks, without the discrimination faced in the southern states. Shares in the planned community were sold to African Americans from North and South Carolina and Virginia.
In 2006, the Johnson Family Historical Trust discovered the value of its original deed to Whitesboro property from the George H. White Realty Company. It has been called one of "America's Untold Treasures" by the renowned African-American appraiser Phillip Merrill. The Johnson Family Historical Trust holds rare items important to Whitesboro, such as a 1936 formerly owned by James L. Johnson, a nationally recognized ham radio operator. His radios are of interest to Whitesboro and national history in technology.
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