First Woman Mayor in NJ Traditional Geocache

This cache is located near one of the sites along the New Jersey Women's Heritage Trail. This is a small cache; bring your own pen or pencil.

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By the 1840s, the town had been renamed Estellville. Winston grew up in this house, which was remodeled to its present Colonial Revival style by Winston in the 1920s. Rebecca Estell Bourgeois Winston was active in local politics and convinced the State Legislature in 1924 to allow Estell Manor to create its own municipality. In 1925 she became Estell Manor's first mayor, placing in the record books as the first female mayor in the state of NJ.

The house was purchased by Atlantic County in 1993 and is now part of Estell Manor County Park.

This is an easy cache. You can park within a few feet of the hide. There is no need to climb a fence or squeeze through the gate.