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Cape May, New Jersey

March 04, 2023

This article is about the city of Cape May. For other uses, see Cape May (disambiguation).

Cape May is a city located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, it is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations,[20] and part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area.[21]

Cape May, New Jersey
City
Beach Avenue in Cape May seen from the sea
Flag
Seal
Motto: 
The Nation's Oldest Seashore Resort
Cape May City highlighted in Cape May County. Inset map: Cape May County highlighted in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May City
Location in Cape May County
Cape May City
Location in New Jersey
Cape May City
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°56′00″N 74°55′17″W / 38.93333°N 74.92139°W / 38.93333; -74.92139Coordinates: 38°56′00″N 74°55′17″W / 38.93333°N 74.92139°W / 38.93333; -74.92139[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
IncorporatedMarch 8, 1848, as Cape Island Borough
ReincorporatedMarch 10, 1851, as Cape Island City
ReincorporatedMarch 9, 1869, as Cape May City
Named forCornelius Jacobsen Mey
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorZachary Mullock (term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • City managerMichael J. Voll[5]
 • Municipal clerkErin C. Burke[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total2.90 sq mi (7.50 km2)
 • Land2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
 • Water0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2)  14.59%
 • Rank341st of 565 in state
8th of 16 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total2,768
 • Estimate 
(2021)[12]
2,834
 • Rank428th of 566 in state
8th of 16 in county[13]
 • Density950/sq mi (370/km2)
  • Rank336th of 566 in state
6th of 16 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08204[14][15]
Area code609[16]
FIPS code3400910270[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885178[1][19]
Websitewww.capemaycity.com

As of the 2020 United States census, the city's year-round population was 2,768,[10][11] a decrease of 839 (−23.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,607,[22][23][24] which in turn reflected a decline of 427 (−10.6%) from the 4,034 counted in the 2000 census.[25] In the summer, Cape May's population is expanded by as many as 40,000 to 50,000 visitors.[26][27] The entire city of Cape May is designated the Cape May Historic District, a National Historic Landmark due to its concentration of Victorian architecture.

Cape May was recognized as one of the top 10 beaches in the United States by the Travel Channel.[28] It is part of the South Jersey region of the state.

History

17th and 18th centuries

A Stroll along Beach Avenue, Cape May, New Jersey (Video 3:35)

The area was originally settled by the Kechemeche Native American tribe, who were part of the Lenape tribe.[29] The Kechemeche first encountered European colonialists around 1600.[citation needed] The city was named for the Dutch captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, who explored and charted the area between 1611–1614 and established a claim for the province of New Netherland.[30][31] It was later settled by New Englanders from the New Haven Colony.

Cape May began hosting vacationers from Philadelphia in the mid-18th century and is recognized as the country's oldest seaside resort.[32][27]

19th century

Following the construction of Congress Hall in 1816, Cape May became increasingly popular in the 19th century and was considered one of the finest resorts in America by the 20th century.[33]

What is now Cape May was formed as the borough of Cape Island by the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1848, from portions of Lower Township. It was reincorporated as Cape Island City on March 10, 1851, and was renamed Cape May City on March 9, 1869.[34]

Tourism to the city was boosted in 1963 with the opening of the Tuckahoe and Cape May Railroad.

The city suffered devastating fires in 1869 and 1878. In the early hours of August 31, 1869, a fire broke out in the Japanese store on Washington Street. The fire destroyed the post office and at least thirty-five other buildings. Press reports at the time did not mention any deaths.[35] In 1878, a five-day-long fire destroyed 30 blocks of the town center. Replacement homes were almost uniformly of Victorian style,[36] and more recent protectionist efforts have left Cape May with many famously well-maintained Victorian houses—the second largest collection of such homes in the nation after San Francisco[citation needed].

20th century

Because of the World War II submarine threat off the East Coast of the United States, especially off the shore of Cape May and at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, numerous United States Navy facilities were located here in order to protect American coastal shipping. Cape May Naval facilities, listed below, provided significant help in reducing the number of ships and crew members lost at sea.[37]

  • Naval Air Station, Cape May
  • Naval Base, Cape May
  • Inshore Patrol, Cape May
  • Naval Annex, Inshore Patrol, Cape May
  • Joint Operations Office, Naval Base, Cape May
  • Welfare and Recreation Office, Cape May
  • Dispensary, Naval Air Station, Cape May
  • Naval Frontier Base, Cape May
  • Degaussing Range (Cold Spring Inlet), Naval Base, Cape May
  • Joint Operations Office, Commander Delaware Group, ESF, Cape May
  • Anti-Submarine Attack Teacher Training Unit, U.S. Naval Base, Cape May
  • Naval Annex, Admiral Hotel, Cape May

In 1976, Cape May was designated a National Historic Landmark as the Cape May Historic District, making Cape May the only city in the U.S. to be wholly designated as a national historic district.[38] That designation is intended to ensure the architectural preservation of these buildings.

Geography

 
Cape May Harbor as seen from Devil's Reach
 
The Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May in 1879. Frank Furness was the architect of this Victorian house, which is now a museum located at 1048 Washington Street

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cape May had a total area of 2.90 square miles (7.50 km2), including 2.47 square miles (6.41 km2) of land and 0.42 square miles (1.10 km2) of water (14.59%).[1][2] Cape May is generally low-lying; its highest point, at the intersection of Washington and Jackson Streets, is 14 ft (4.3 m) above sea level.[39]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Poverty Beach.[40]

Cape May borders the Cape May County municipalities of Lower Township and West Cape May Borough, the Atlantic Ocean, and Delaware Bay.[41][42][43] The Cape May–Lewes Ferry provides transportation across the Delaware Bay between North Cape May, New Jersey, and Lewes, Delaware.

Cape May Harbor, which borders Lower Township and nearby Wildwood Crest allows fishing vessels to enter from the Atlantic Ocean, was created as of 1911, after years of dredging completed the harbor which covers 500 acres (200 ha).[44] Cape May Harbor Fest celebrates life in and around the harbor, with the 2011 event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the harbor's creation.[45]

Cape May is the southernmost point in New Jersey.[46] It is at approximately the same latitude as Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia, and equidistant to Manhattan and Virginia.[47]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cape May, New Jersey has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with hot, humid summers, cool winters and year-round precipitation. Its climate resembles that of its neighbor, the Delmarva Peninsula. During the summer months in Cape May, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values ≥ 95.0 °F (35.0 °C). During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values 0.0 °F (−17.8 °C). The hardiness zone of Cape May is 7b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 10.8 °F (−11.8 °C). The average seasonal snowfall total is around 15 in (380 mm), and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.

Climate data for Cape May 2 NW, New Jersey, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 73
(23) 		75
(24) 		82
(28) 		91
(33) 		95
(35) 		99
(37) 		102
(39) 		99
(37) 		96
(36) 		96
(36) 		83
(28) 		76
(24) 		102
(39)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 61.1
(16.2) 		62.7
(17.1) 		70.8
(21.6) 		80.8
(27.1) 		87.0
(30.6) 		92.3
(33.5) 		94.9
(34.9) 		93.0
(33.9) 		88.7
(31.5) 		81.8
(27.7) 		71.2
(21.8) 		63.6
(17.6) 		96.2
(35.7)
Average high °F (°C) 43.3
(6.3) 		45.2
(7.3) 		51.7
(10.9) 		61.8
(16.6) 		71.1
(21.7) 		80.1
(26.7) 		85.5
(29.7) 		84.3
(29.1) 		78.6
(25.9) 		67.9
(19.9) 		56.9
(13.8) 		48.1
(8.9) 		64.5
(18.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 35.9
(2.2) 		37.3
(2.9) 		43.6
(6.4) 		52.9
(11.6) 		62.3
(16.8) 		71.6
(22.0) 		76.9
(24.9) 		75.7
(24.3) 		70.1
(21.2) 		59.3
(15.2) 		48.8
(9.3) 		40.6
(4.8) 		56.2
(13.4)
Average low °F (°C) 28.5
(−1.9) 		29.4
(−1.4) 		35.4
(1.9) 		44.1
(6.7) 		53.5
(11.9) 		63.0
(17.2) 		68.3
(20.2) 		67.2
(19.6) 		61.7
(16.5) 		50.7
(10.4) 		40.6
(4.8) 		33.0
(0.6) 		47.9
(8.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 13.1
(−10.5) 		15.5
(−9.2) 		21.2
(−6.0) 		32.2
(0.1) 		40.7
(4.8) 		51.1
(10.6) 		59.3
(15.2) 		57.2
(14.0) 		48.0
(8.9) 		35.7
(2.1) 		25.9
(−3.4) 		19.4
(−7.0) 		10.8
(−11.8)
Record low °F (°C) −2
(−19) 		−1
(−18) 		7
(−14) 		22
(−6) 		33
(1) 		42
(6) 		51
(11) 		45
(7) 		32
(0) 		26
(−3) 		14
(−10) 		5
(−15) 		−2
(−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.22
(82) 		2.97
(75) 		4.10
(104) 		3.34
(85) 		3.55
(90) 		3.53
(90) 		3.88
(99) 		4.01
(102) 		3.76
(96) 		4.17
(106) 		3.29
(84) 		4.02
(102) 		43.84
(1,114)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.5
(11) 		5.7
(14) 		2.5
(6.4) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		2.0
(5.1) 		14.8
(38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 10.6 10.7 11.7 11.3 11.3 10.1 10.0 8.9 9.0 9.6 9.4 11.2 123.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 2.9 3.0 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 8.4
Source: NOAA[48][49]
Climate data for North Cape May, NJ Ocean Water Temperature (4 NW Cape May)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °F (°C) 42
(6) 		40
(4) 		45
(7) 		52
(11) 		59
(15) 		68
(20) 		73
(23) 		76
(24) 		72
(22) 		61
(16) 		52
(11) 		42
(6) 		57
(14)
Source: NOAA[50]

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Cape May, New Jersey would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).[51]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18701,248—
18801,69936.1%
18902,13625.7%
19002,2575.7%
19102,4719.5%
19202,99921.4%
19302,637−12.1%
19402,583−2.0%
19503,60739.6%
19604,47724.1%
19704,392−1.9%
19804,85310.5%
19904,668−3.8%
20004,034−13.6%
20103,607−10.6%
20202,768−23.3%
2021 (est.)2,834[12]2.4%
Population sources: 1870–2000[52]
1870–1920[53] 1870[54][55] 1880–1890[56]
1890–1910[57] 1910–1930[58]
1930–1990[59] 2000[60][61]
2010[22][23][24] 2020[10][11]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 3,607 people, 1,457 households, and 782 families in the city. The population density was 1,500.6 per square mile (579.4/km2). There were 4,155 housing units at an average density of 1,728.5 per square mile (667.4/km2). The racial makeup was 89.05% (3,212) White, 4.85% (175) Black or African American, 0.30% (11) Native American, 0.67% (24) Asian, 0.11% (4) Pacific Islander, 2.30% (83) from other races, and 2.72% (98) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.62% (311) of the population.[22]

Of the 1,457 households, 16.3% had children under the age of 18; 44.6% were married couples living together; 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.3% were non-families. Of all households, 42.0% were made up of individuals and 27.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.64.[22]

12.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 20.6% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 104.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 107.4 males.[22]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $35,660 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,248) and the median family income was $50,846 (+/− $16,315). Males had a median income of $43,015 (+/− $20,953) versus $31,630 (+/− $22,691) for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,046 (+/− $4,010). About 2.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.[62]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census,[17] there were 4,034 people, 1,821 households, and 1,034 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,623.7 inhabitants per square mile (626.9/km2). There were 4,064 housing units at an average density of 1,635.7 per square mile (631.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.32% White, 5.26% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.79% of the population.[60][61]

There were 1,821 households, out of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.69.[60][61]

In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.3% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.[60][61]

The median income for a household in the city was $33,462, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $29,194 versus $25,842 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,902. About 7.7% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.[60][61]

Economy

 
Shops at Downtown Cape May

Tourism is Cape May's largest industry. The economy runs on the Washington Street Mall and includes shops, restaurants, lodgings, and tourist attractions including the Cape May boardwalk. Many historic hotels and B&Bs are located in Cape May, and commercial and sport fishing is a significant component of its economy.

Cove Beach, located at Cape May southernmost tip, hosts hundreds of swimmers, sunbathers, surfers, and hikers daily during summer months.[63]

Cape May has been a popular resort for French Canadian tourists for several decades. Cape May County established a tourism office in Montreal, Quebec, but around 1995 it closed due to budget cuts. By 2010, the tourism office of Cape May County established a French language coupon booklet.[64]

Arts and culture

 
Beach tags are required to enter Cape May beaches.

Cape May has become known both for its Victorian gingerbread homes and its cultural offerings. The town hosts the Cape May Jazz Festival,[65] the Cape May Music Festival[66] and the Cape May, New Jersey Film Festival.[67] Cape May Stage, an Equity theater founded in 1988, performs at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse on the corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets.[68] East Lynne Theater Company, an Equity professional company specializing in American classics and world premieres, has its mainstage season from June–December and March, with school residencies throughout the year.[69] Cape May is home to the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC), established in 1970 by volunteers who succeeded in saving the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate from demolition. MAC offers a wide variety of tours, activities and events throughout the year for residents and visitors and operates three Cape May area historic sites—the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, the Cape May Lighthouse and the World War II Lookout Tower.[70] The Center for Community Arts (CCA) offers African American history tours of Cape May, arts programs for young people[71] and is transforming the historic Franklin Street School, constructed in 1928 to house African-American students in a segregated school, into a Community Cultural Center.[72]

Cape May is the home of Cape May diamonds, which show up at Sunset Beach and other beaches in the area. These are in fact clear quartz pebbles that wash down from the Delaware River. They begin as prismatic quartz (including the color sub-varieties such as smoky quartz and amethyst) in the quartz veins alongside the Delaware River that get eroded out of the host rock and wash down 200 miles to the shore. Collecting Cape May diamonds is a popular pastime and many tourist shops sell them polished or even as faceted stones.[73]

The Cape May area is also world-famous for the observation of migrating birds, especially in the fall. With over 400 bird species having been recorded in this area by hundreds of local birders, Cape May is arguably the top bird-watching area in the entire Northeastern United States. The Cape May Warbler, a small songbird, takes it name from this location. The Cape May Bird Observatory is based nearby at Cape May Point.[74]

Cape May is also a destination for marine mammal watching. Several species of whales and dolphins can be seen in the waters of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean, many within 10 mi (16 km) of land, due to the confluence of fresh and saltwater that make for a nutrient rich area for marine life. Whale and dolphin watching cruises are a year-round attraction in Cape May, part of an ecotourism / agritourism industry that generated $450 million in revenue in the county, the most of any in the state.[75]

The Harriet Tubman Museum is in Cape May.

Fisherman's Memorial

Cape May Fisherman's Memorial, located at Baltimore and Missouri Avenues, was built in 1988. It features a circular plaza reminiscent of a giant compass, a granite statue of a mother and two small children looking out to Harbor Cove, and a granite monument listing the names of 75 local fishermen who died at sea. The names begin with Andrew Jeffers, who died in 1893, and include the six people who died in March 2009 with the sinking of the scalloping boat Lady Mary.[76] The granite statue was designed by Heather Baird with Jerry Lynch. The memorial is maintained by the City of Cape May and administered by the Friends of the Cape May Fisherman's Memorial. Visitors often leave a stone or seashell on the statue's base in tribute to the fishermen.[77]

Government

 
Cape May Municipal Office was originally Cape May High School.
 
Cape May Housing Authority

Local government

Effective July 1, 2004, Cape May switched to a Council-Manager form of government under the Faulkner Act,[78] after having used Plan A of the Faulkner Act Small Municipality form since 1995.[79][80] The city is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[81] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the four-member City Council, with all positions elected at-large to four-year terms of office on a non-partisan basis as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters. The Borough Council is elected to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election together and then the mayor and the fourth council seat up for vote together two years later. Following the 2004 elections, the first under the new form of government, lots were drawn to determine which of the newly elected members would serve a four-year term, with the other three serving two-year terms. A city manager is responsible for the city's executive functions, managing Cape May's activities and operation.[7][82] Voters approved a November 2010 referendum to shift the city's elections from May to November, with city officials estimating that the change would save $30,000 in costs that had been associated with each May election.[83]

In March 2015, Councilman Jerry Inderwies Jr. resigned to protest what he called a "witch hunt" against the police chief.[84] In the November 2015 general election, Roger Furlin was elected to fill the balance of the council seat vacated by Inderwies.[85]

In January 2021, the city council selected Lorraine Baldwin to fill the council seat expiring in 2022 that had been held by Zachary Mullock until he resigned to take office as mayor.[86] Baldwin served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when voters chose her to serve the balance of the term of office.[87] Also in January 2021, Michael Voll was appointed to City Manager.

In November 2021, the city council appointed Michael Yeager to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had bene held by Christopher Bezaire until he resigned after pleading guilty earlier that month to charges that he had engaged in stalking an ex-girlfriend and that he had been in contempt of court.[88]

As of 2022, the Mayor of Cape May City is Zachary Mullock, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Other members of the Cape May City Council are Deputy Mayor Stacey D. Sheehan (2022), Lorraine M. Baldwin (2022; elected to serve an unexpired term), Shaine P. Meier (2022) and Michael Yeager (2024; appointed to serve an unexpired term).[3][89][90][87][91][92]

Federal, state, and county representation

 
Cape May Post Office

Cape May City is located in the 2nd Congressional District[93] and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.[23][94][95]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township).[96] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[97] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[98][99]

For the 2022–2023 session, the 1st Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa (R, Vineland) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township).[100]

Cape May County is governed by a five-person Board of County Commissioners whose members are elected at-large on a partisan basis to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year; At an annual reorganization held each January, the commissioners select one member to serve as director and another to serve as vice-director.[101] As of 2022, Cape May County's Commissioners are Commissioner Director Gerald M. Thornton (R, Middle Township; term as commissioner and as commissioner director ends December 31, 2022),[102] Commissioner Vice-Director Leonard C. Desiderio (R, Sea Isle City; term as commissioner ends 2024; term as vice-director ends 2022),[103] E. Marie Hayes (R, Ocean City; 2022),[104] Will Morey (R, Wildwood Crest; 2023)[105] and Jeffrey L. Pierson (R. Upper Township; 2023).[106][101][107] The county's constitutional officers are County Clerk Rita Marie Rothberg (R, 2025, Ocean City),[108][109] Sheriff Robert Nolan (R, 2023, Lower Township)[110][111] and Surrogate Dean Marcolongo (R, 2022, Upper Township).[112][113][114][107]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,932 registered voters in Cape May City, of which 452 (23.4%) were registered as Democrats, 838 (43.4%) were registered as Republicans and 640 (33.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens.[115]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 52.2% of the vote (745 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 46.9% (669 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (13 votes), among the 1,442 ballots cast by the city's 1,925 registered voters (15 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 74.9%.[116][117] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 50.9% of the vote (817 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received 46.4% (745 votes), with 1,605 ballots cast among the city's 1,940 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.7%.[118] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 53.8% of the vote (942 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received around 44.0% (771 votes), with 1,752 ballots cast among the city's 2,276 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.0.[119]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 72.9% of the vote (737 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 25.8% (261 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (13 votes), among the 1,036 ballots cast by the city's 1,902 registered voters (25 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.5%.[120][121] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 52.1% of the vote (608 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat Jon Corzine with 39.1% (457 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 6.8% (80 votes), with 1,168 ballots cast among the city's 2,069 registered voters, yielding a 56.5% turnout.[122]

Infrastructure

Cape May established a desalinization plant in the late 1990s to manage salt going into its water aquifers.[123]

Cape May's current sewage plant in 1960 or 1961, less than a year after the New Jersey Attorney General's deadline for Cape May Point to have a sewage plant, as it had previously dumped sewage in the Delaware Bay; the New Jersey Department of Health had warned the borough about this in 1951. Despite the borough missing the deadline, the state never fined the borough as the Attorney General removed his judgment.[124]

Education

 
Cape May Library
 
The former Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School, which merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy in 2010

For pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, public school students attend Cape May City Elementary School as part of the Cape May City School District.[125][126] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 169 students and 22.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.5:1.[127] Also attending are students from Cape May Point, a non-operating district, as part of a sending/receiving relationship, with most students in the district coming from the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May.[128]

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend the schools of the Lower Cape May Regional School District, which serves students from Cape May City, Cape May Point, Lower Township and West Cape May.[129] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[130]) are Richard M. Teitelman Middle School[131] with 439 students in grades 7-8 and Lower Cape May Regional High School (LCMRHS)[132] with 764 students in grades 9-12.[133] In the 2011–12 school year, the city of Cape May paid $6 million in property taxes to cover the district's 120 high school students, an average of $50,000 per student attending the Lower Cape May district. Cape May officials have argued that the district's funding formula based on assessed property values unfairly penalizes Cape May, which has higher property values and a smaller number of high school students as a percentage of the population than the other constituent districts, especially Lower Township.[134] The high school district's board of education has nine members, who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year[135][136] Seats on the board are allocated based on population, with Cape May City assigned one seat.[137]

Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.[138][139] Special needs students may be referred to Cape May County Special Services School District in the Cape May Court House area.

The nearest private Catholic school serving Cape May is Wildwood Catholic Academy (Pre-K12) in North Wildwood, under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

Colleges and universities in the Cape May area include Atlantic Cape Community College, Rutgers University–Camden, and the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.

The Cape May Branch of the Cape May County Public Library is located in Cape May City.[140] The library was previously in city hall but later moved to a standalone building. In 2009 an estimated $507,800 renovation was to take place with $395,300, or about 78% of the expenses, paid by Cape May County.[141]

History of education

 
Franklin Street School, a former elementary school for black children

The first Cape May High School, built in 1901, was designed by Seymour Davis and built for $35,000.[142] In 1917 a new Cape May High School facility was built,[143] with the 1901 building becoming an elementary school.[142] In the past Cape May elementary schools were segregated on the basis of race, with black elementary school students attending Franklin Street School. Cape May High School educated students of all races.[144] Cape May High closed effective December 22, 1960, and LCMRHS opened in 1961.[145]c. 1970 the first Cape May High School building was demolished, and an Acme Markets location occupies where it was.[142] The second Cape May High School building has since become the city hall and police station.[143]

Cape May previously had its own Catholic K–8 school, Our Lady Star of the Sea School, which served as the parish school for Our Lady Star of the Sea, St. John of God (North Cape May) and St. Raymond (Villas) churches.[146] The St. Raymond School closed in 2007 with students sent to Our Lady Star of the Sea.[147] In 2010 Our Lady Star of the Sea merged into Cape Trinity Regional School (Pre-K–8) in North Wildwood.[148] That school in turn merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy in 2020.[149]

Starting in 2010, discussions were under way regarding a possible consolidation of the districts of Cape May City, Cape May Point and the West Cape May School District.[150]

Transportation

 
Route 109 northbound in Cape May

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the city had a total of 31.63 mi (50.90 km) of roadways, of which 24.99 mi (40.22 km) were maintained by the municipality and 6.64 mi (10.69 km) by Cape May County.[151]

Route 109 leads into Cape May from the north and provides access to the southern terminus of the Garden State Parkway along with U.S. Route 9 in neighboring Lower Township.[152] U.S. Route 9 leads to the Cape May–Lewes Ferry, which heads across the Delaware Bay to Lewes, Delaware.[153]

Public transportation

 
Cape May Station and Welcome Center (bus station and former train station)
 
PRSL Broadway station in Camden a few months before its final service to Cape May in 1966

NJ Transit provides service to Philadelphia on the 313 and 315 routes and to Atlantic City on the 552 route, with seasonal service to Philadelphia on the 316 route and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 319 route.[154][155]

The Great American Trolley Company operates trolley service in Cape May daily during the summer months, running along a loop route through the city.[156]

The city is served by rail from the Cape May City Rail Terminal, offering excursion train service on the Cape May Seashore Lines from the terminal located at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Elmira Street.[157][158]

The city last had regional passenger train service by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in the mid-1960s. Final service into Camden, New Jersey (across the Delaware River from Philadelphia) ended in January 1966, while service to Lindenwold station ended in October 1981.[159]

Ferry transport

The Delaware River and Bay Authority operates the Cape May-Lewes Ferry year-round, a 70-85 minute across Delaware Bay to Lewes, Delaware, carrying passengers and cars.[160] The ferry constitutes a portion of U.S. Route 9.

The Delaware River and Bay Authority operates a shuttle bus in the summer months which connects the Cape May Welcome Center with the Cape May–Lewes Ferry terminal.[161]

Media

 
Cape May Star and Wave offices

Cape May is served by several media outlets including WCFA-LP 101.5 FM, a commercial-free jazz and community station, the weekly Cape May Star and Wave, two free weekly newspapers, The Cape May Gazette and Exit Zero, and local websites CapeMay.com and Cape May Times.

The countywide newspaper is Cape May County Herald.

The regional newspapers for the area including Cape May County are the Press of Atlantic City, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.[162]

The name Exit Zero refers to the town's location at the far southern end of the Garden State Parkway near the intersection with Route 109. Informally, the entire town is sometimes called Exit Zero.[163]

Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

The United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey is the nation's only Coast Guard Recruit Training Center. In 1924, the U.S. Coast Guard occupied the base and established air facilities for planes used in support of United States Customs Service efforts. During the Prohibition era, several cutters were assigned to Cape May to foil rumrunners operating off the New Jersey coast. After Prohibition, the Coast Guard all but abandoned Cape May leaving a small air/sea rescue contingent. For a short period of time (1929–1934), part of the base was used as a civilian airport. With the advent of World War II, a larger airstrip was constructed and the United States Navy returned to train aircraft carrier pilots. The over the water approach simulated carrier landings at sea. The Coast Guard also increased its Cape May forces for coastal patrol, anti-submarine warfare, air/sea rescue and buoy service. In 1946, the Navy relinquished the base to the Coast Guard.[164] The Cape May Airport still houses the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum.

In 1948, all entry level training on the U.S. East Coast was moved to the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Receiving Station in Cape May. The U.S. Coast Guard consolidated all recruit training functions in Cape May in 1982. Over 350 military and civilian personnel and their dependents are attached to the Cape May Training Center.[165]

In popular culture

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Cape May, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cape May include:

See also

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Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyCape MayIncorporatedMarch 8 1848 as Cape Island BoroughReincorporatedMarch 10 1851 as Cape Island CityReincorporatedMarch 9 1869 as Cape May CityNamed forCornelius Jacobsen MeyGovernment 7 TypeFaulkner Act council manager BodyCity Council MayorZachary Mullock term ends December 31 2024 3 4 City managerMichael J Voll 5 Municipal clerkErin C Burke 6 Area 8 Total2 90 sq mi 7 50 km2 Land2 47 sq mi 6 41 km2 Water0 42 sq mi 1 10 km2 14 59 Rank341st of 565 in state8th of 16 in county 1 Elevation 9 10 ft 3 m Population 2020 10 11 Total2 768 Estimate 2021 12 2 834 Rank428th of 566 in state8th of 16 in county 13 Density950 sq mi 370 km2 Rank336th of 566 in state6th of 16 in county 13 Time zoneUTC 05 00 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 Eastern EDT ZIP Code08204 14 15 Area code609 16 FIPS code3400910270 1 17 18 GNIS feature ID0885178 1 19 Websitewww wbr capemaycity wbr comAs of the 2020 United States census the city s year round population was 2 768 10 11 a decrease of 839 23 3 from the 2010 census count of 3 607 22 23 24 which in turn reflected a decline of 427 10 6 from the 4 034 counted in the 2000 census 25 In the summer Cape May s population is expanded by as many as 40 000 to 50 000 visitors 26 27 The entire city of Cape May is designated the Cape May Historic District a National Historic Landmark due to its concentration of Victorian architecture Cape May was recognized as one of the top 10 beaches in the United States by the Travel Channel 28 It is part of the South Jersey region of the state Contents 1 History 1 1 17th and 18th centuries 1 2 19th century 1 3 20th century 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 2 2 Ecology 3 Demographics 3 1 2010 census 3 2 2000 census 4 Economy 5 Arts and culture 5 1 Fisherman s Memorial 6 Government 6 1 Local government 6 2 Federal state and county representation 6 3 Politics 6 4 Infrastructure 7 Education 7 1 History of education 8 Transportation 8 1 Roads and highways 8 2 Public transportation 8 3 Ferry transport 9 Media 10 Coast Guard Training Center Cape May 11 In popular culture 12 Notable people 13 See also 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External linksHistory Edit17th and 18th centuries Edit source source source source source source source source source source A Stroll along Beach Avenue Cape May New Jersey Video 3 35 The area was originally settled by the Kechemeche Native American tribe who were part of the Lenape tribe 29 The Kechemeche first encountered European colonialists around 1600 citation needed The city was named for the Dutch captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey who explored and charted the area between 1611 1614 and established a claim for the province of New Netherland 30 31 It was later settled by New Englanders from the New Haven Colony Cape May began hosting vacationers from Philadelphia in the mid 18th century and is recognized as the country s oldest seaside resort 32 27 19th century Edit Following the construction of Congress Hall in 1816 Cape May became increasingly popular in the 19th century and was considered one of the finest resorts in America by the 20th century 33 What is now Cape May was formed as the borough of Cape Island by the New Jersey Legislature on March 8 1848 from portions of Lower Township It was reincorporated as Cape Island City on March 10 1851 and was renamed Cape May City on March 9 1869 34 Tourism to the city was boosted in 1963 with the opening of the Tuckahoe and Cape May Railroad The city suffered devastating fires in 1869 and 1878 In the early hours of August 31 1869 a fire broke out in the Japanese store on Washington Street The fire destroyed the post office and at least thirty five other buildings Press reports at the time did not mention any deaths 35 In 1878 a five day long fire destroyed 30 blocks of the town center Replacement homes were almost uniformly of Victorian style 36 and more recent protectionist efforts have left Cape May with many famously well maintained Victorian houses the second largest collection of such homes in the nation after San Francisco citation needed 20th century Edit Because of the World War II submarine threat off the East Coast of the United States especially off the shore of Cape May and at the mouth of the Delaware Bay numerous United States Navy facilities were located here in order to protect American coastal shipping Cape May Naval facilities listed below provided significant help in reducing the number of ships and crew members lost at sea 37 Naval Air Station Cape May Naval Base Cape May Inshore Patrol Cape May Naval Annex Inshore Patrol Cape May Joint Operations Office Naval Base Cape May Welfare and Recreation Office Cape May Dispensary Naval Air Station Cape May Naval Frontier Base Cape May Degaussing Range Cold Spring Inlet Naval Base Cape May Joint Operations Office Commander Delaware Group ESF Cape May Anti Submarine Attack Teacher Training Unit U S Naval Base Cape May Naval Annex Admiral Hotel Cape MayIn 1976 Cape May was designated a National Historic Landmark as the Cape May Historic District making Cape May the only city in the U S to be wholly designated as a national historic district 38 That designation is intended to ensure the architectural preservation of these buildings Geography Edit Cape May Harbor as seen from Devil s Reach The Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May in 1879 Frank Furness was the architect of this Victorian house which is now a museum located at 1048 Washington Street According to the U S Census Bureau Cape May had a total area of 2 90 square miles 7 50 km2 including 2 47 square miles 6 41 km2 of land and 0 42 square miles 1 10 km2 of water 14 59 1 2 Cape May is generally low lying its highest point at the intersection of Washington and Jackson Streets is 14 ft 4 3 m above sea level 39 Unincorporated communities localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Poverty Beach 40 Cape May borders the Cape May County municipalities of Lower Township and West Cape May Borough the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay 41 42 43 The Cape May Lewes Ferry provides transportation across the Delaware Bay between North Cape May New Jersey and Lewes Delaware Cape May Harbor which borders Lower Township and nearby Wildwood Crest allows fishing vessels to enter from the Atlantic Ocean was created as of 1911 after years of dredging completed the harbor which covers 500 acres 200 ha 44 Cape May Harbor Fest celebrates life in and around the harbor with the 2011 event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the harbor s creation 45 Cape May is the southernmost point in New Jersey 46 It is at approximately the same latitude as Washington D C and Arlington County Virginia and equidistant to Manhattan and Virginia 47 Climate Edit According to the Koppen climate classification system Cape May New Jersey has a humid subtropical climate Cfa with hot humid summers cool winters and year round precipitation Its climate resembles that of its neighbor the Delmarva Peninsula During the summer months in Cape May a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values 95 0 F 35 0 C During the winter months episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values 0 0 F 17 8 C The hardiness zone of Cape May is 7b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 10 8 F 11 8 C The average seasonal snowfall total is around 15 in 380 mm and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor easter activity Climate data for Cape May 2 NW New Jersey 1991 2020 normals extremes 1894 presentMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 73 23 75 24 82 28 91 33 95 35 99 37 102 39 99 37 96 36 96 36 83 28 76 24 102 39 Mean maximum F C 61 1 16 2 62 7 17 1 70 8 21 6 80 8 27 1 87 0 30 6 92 3 33 5 94 9 34 9 93 0 33 9 88 7 31 5 81 8 27 7 71 2 21 8 63 6 17 6 96 2 35 7 Average high F C 43 3 6 3 45 2 7 3 51 7 10 9 61 8 16 6 71 1 21 7 80 1 26 7 85 5 29 7 84 3 29 1 78 6 25 9 67 9 19 9 56 9 13 8 48 1 8 9 64 5 18 1 Daily mean F C 35 9 2 2 37 3 2 9 43 6 6 4 52 9 11 6 62 3 16 8 71 6 22 0 76 9 24 9 75 7 24 3 70 1 21 2 59 3 15 2 48 8 9 3 40 6 4 8 56 2 13 4 Average low F C 28 5 1 9 29 4 1 4 35 4 1 9 44 1 6 7 53 5 11 9 63 0 17 2 68 3 20 2 67 2 19 6 61 7 16 5 50 7 10 4 40 6 4 8 33 0 0 6 47 9 8 8 Mean minimum F C 13 1 10 5 15 5 9 2 21 2 6 0 32 2 0 1 40 7 4 8 51 1 10 6 59 3 15 2 57 2 14 0 48 0 8 9 35 7 2 1 25 9 3 4 19 4 7 0 10 8 11 8 Record low F C 2 19 1 18 7 14 22 6 33 1 42 6 51 11 45 7 32 0 26 3 14 10 5 15 2 19 Average precipitation inches mm 3 22 82 2 97 75 4 10 104 3 34 85 3 55 90 3 53 90 3 88 99 4 01 102 3 76 96 4 17 106 3 29 84 4 02 102 43 84 1 114 Average snowfall inches cm 4 5 11 5 7 14 2 5 6 4 0 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 14 8 38 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 10 6 10 7 11 7 11 3 11 3 10 1 10 0 8 9 9 0 9 6 9 4 11 2 123 8Average snowy days 0 1 in 2 9 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 4Source NOAA 48 49 Climate data for North Cape May NJ Ocean Water Temperature 4 NW Cape May Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearDaily mean F C 42 6 40 4 45 7 52 11 59 15 68 20 73 23 76 24 72 22 61 16 52 11 42 6 57 14 Source NOAA 50 Ecology Edit According to the A W Kuchler U S potential natural vegetation types Cape May New Jersey would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass 73 with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie 20 51 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 18701 248 18801 69936 1 18902 13625 7 19002 2575 7 19102 4719 5 19202 99921 4 19302 637 12 1 19402 583 2 0 19503 60739 6 19604 47724 1 19704 392 1 9 19804 85310 5 19904 668 3 8 20004 034 13 6 20103 607 10 6 20202 768 23 3 2021 est 2 834 12 2 4 Population sources 1870 2000 52 1870 1920 53 1870 54 55 1880 1890 56 1890 1910 57 1910 1930 58 1930 1990 59 2000 60 61 2010 22 23 24 2020 10 11 2010 census Edit The 2010 United States census counted 3 607 people 1 457 households and 782 families in the city The population density was 1 500 6 per square mile 579 4 km2 There were 4 155 housing units at an average density of 1 728 5 per square mile 667 4 km2 The racial makeup was 89 05 3 212 White 4 85 175 Black or African American 0 30 11 Native American 0 67 24 Asian 0 11 4 Pacific Islander 2 30 83 from other races and 2 72 98 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8 62 311 of the population 22 Of the 1 457 households 16 3 had children under the age of 18 44 6 were married couples living together 7 5 had a female householder with no husband present and 46 3 were non families Of all households 42 0 were made up of individuals and 27 9 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 1 95 and the average family size was 2 64 22 12 8 of the population were under the age of 18 20 6 from 18 to 24 18 6 from 25 to 44 20 3 from 45 to 64 and 27 6 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 42 2 years For every 100 females the population had 104 7 males For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 107 4 males 22 The Census Bureau s 2006 2010 American Community Survey showed that in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars median household income was 35 660 with a margin of error of 4 248 and the median family income was 50 846 16 315 Males had a median income of 43 015 20 953 versus 31 630 22 691 for females The per capita income for the city was 30 046 4 010 About 2 2 of families and 4 8 of the population were below the poverty line including 5 1 of those under age 18 and 7 1 of those age 65 or over 62 2000 census Edit As of the 2000 United States census 17 there were 4 034 people 1 821 households and 1 034 families residing in the city The population density was 1 623 7 inhabitants per square mile 626 9 km2 There were 4 064 housing units at an average density of 1 635 7 per square mile 631 5 km2 The racial makeup of the city was 91 32 White 5 26 African American 0 20 Native American 0 40 Asian 0 05 Pacific Islander 1 26 from other races and 1 51 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3 79 of the population 60 61 There were 1 821 households out of which 18 0 had children under the age of 18 living with them 47 6 were married couples living together 7 0 had a female householder with no husband present and 43 2 were non families 39 4 of all households were made up of individuals and 24 2 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 02 and the average family size was 2 69 60 61 In the city the population was spread out with 16 3 under the age of 18 11 5 from 18 to 24 19 8 from 25 to 44 23 9 from 45 to 64 and 28 5 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 47 years For every 100 females there were 97 1 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94 5 males 60 61 The median income for a household in the city was 33 462 and the median income for a family was 46 250 Males had a median income of 29 194 versus 25 842 for females The per capita income for the city was 29 902 About 7 7 of families and 9 1 of the population were below the poverty line including 7 0 of those under age 18 and 10 9 of those age 65 or over 60 61 Economy Edit Shops at Downtown Cape May Tourism is Cape May s largest industry The economy runs on the Washington Street Mall and includes shops restaurants lodgings and tourist attractions including the Cape May boardwalk Many historic hotels and B amp Bs are located in Cape May and commercial and sport fishing is a significant component of its economy Cove Beach located at Cape May southernmost tip hosts hundreds of swimmers sunbathers surfers and hikers daily during summer months 63 Cape May has been a popular resort for French Canadian tourists for several decades Cape May County established a tourism office in Montreal Quebec but around 1995 it closed due to budget cuts By 2010 the tourism office of Cape May County established a French language coupon booklet 64 Arts and culture Edit Beach tags are required to enter Cape May beaches Cape May has become known both for its Victorian gingerbread homes and its cultural offerings The town hosts the Cape May Jazz Festival 65 the Cape May Music Festival 66 and the Cape May New Jersey Film Festival 67 Cape May Stage an Equity theater founded in 1988 performs at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse on the corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets 68 East Lynne Theater Company an Equity professional company specializing in American classics and world premieres has its mainstage season from June December and March with school residencies throughout the year 69 Cape May is home to the Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts amp Humanities MAC established in 1970 by volunteers who succeeded in saving the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate from demolition MAC offers a wide variety of tours activities and events throughout the year for residents and visitors and operates three Cape May area historic sites the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate the Cape May Lighthouse and the World War II Lookout Tower 70 The Center for Community Arts CCA offers African American history tours of Cape May arts programs for young people 71 and is transforming the historic Franklin Street School constructed in 1928 to house African American students in a segregated school into a Community Cultural Center 72 Cape May is the home of Cape May diamonds which show up at Sunset Beach and other beaches in the area These are in fact clear quartz pebbles that wash down from the Delaware River They begin as prismatic quartz including the color sub varieties such as smoky quartz and amethyst in the quartz veins alongside the Delaware River that get eroded out of the host rock and wash down 200 miles to the shore Collecting Cape May diamonds is a popular pastime and many tourist shops sell them polished or even as faceted stones 73 The Cape May area is also world famous for the observation of migrating birds especially in the fall With over 400 bird species having been recorded in this area by hundreds of local birders Cape May is arguably the top bird watching area in the entire Northeastern United States The Cape May Warbler a small songbird takes it name from this location The Cape May Bird Observatory is based nearby at Cape May Point 74 Cape May is also a destination for marine mammal watching Several species of whales and dolphins can be seen in the waters of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean many within 10 mi 16 km of land due to the confluence of fresh and saltwater that make for a nutrient rich area for marine life Whale and dolphin watching cruises are a year round attraction in Cape May part of an ecotourism agritourism industry that generated 450 million in revenue in the county the most of any in the state 75 The Harriet Tubman Museum is in Cape May Fisherman s Memorial Edit Cape May Fisherman s Memorial located at Baltimore and Missouri Avenues was built in 1988 It features a circular plaza reminiscent of a giant compass a granite statue of a mother and two small children looking out to Harbor Cove and a granite monument listing the names of 75 local fishermen who died at sea The names begin with Andrew Jeffers who died in 1893 and include the six people who died in March 2009 with the sinking of the scalloping boat Lady Mary 76 The granite statue was designed by Heather Baird with Jerry Lynch The memorial is maintained by the City of Cape May and administered by the Friends of the Cape May Fisherman s Memorial Visitors often leave a stone or seashell on the statue s base in tribute to the fishermen 77 Government Edit Cape May Municipal Office was originally Cape May High School Cape May Housing Authority Local government Edit Effective July 1 2004 Cape May switched to a Council Manager form of government under the Faulkner Act 78 after having used Plan A of the Faulkner Act Small Municipality form since 1995 79 80 The city is one of 42 municipalities of the 564 statewide that use this form of government 81 The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the four member City Council with all positions elected at large to four year terms of office on a non partisan basis as part of the November general election in even numbered years The Mayor is elected directly by the voters The Borough Council is elected to serve four year terms on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election together and then the mayor and the fourth council seat up for vote together two years later Following the 2004 elections the first under the new form of government lots were drawn to determine which of the newly elected members would serve a four year term with the other three serving two year terms A city manager is responsible for the city s executive functions managing Cape May s activities and operation 7 82 Voters approved a November 2010 referendum to shift the city s elections from May to November with city officials estimating that the change would save 30 000 in costs that had been associated with each May election 83 In March 2015 Councilman Jerry Inderwies Jr resigned to protest what he called a witch hunt against the police chief 84 In the November 2015 general election Roger Furlin was elected to fill the balance of the council seat vacated by Inderwies 85 In January 2021 the city council selected Lorraine Baldwin to fill the council seat expiring in 2022 that had been held by Zachary Mullock until he resigned to take office as mayor 86 Baldwin served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election when voters chose her to serve the balance of the term of office 87 Also in January 2021 Michael Voll was appointed to City Manager In November 2021 the city council appointed Michael Yeager to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had bene held by Christopher Bezaire until he resigned after pleading guilty earlier that month to charges that he had engaged in stalking an ex girlfriend and that he had been in contempt of court 88 As of 2022 update the Mayor of Cape May City is Zachary Mullock whose term of office ends December 31 2024 Other members of the Cape May City Council are Deputy Mayor Stacey D Sheehan 2022 Lorraine M Baldwin 2022 elected to serve an unexpired term Shaine P Meier 2022 and Michael Yeager 2024 appointed to serve an unexpired term 3 89 90 87 91 92 Federal state and county representation Edit Cape May Post Office Cape May City is located in the 2nd Congressional District 93 and is part of New Jersey s 1st state legislative district 23 94 95 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s Second Congressional District is represented by Jeff Van Drew R Dennis Township 96 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker Newark term ends 2027 97 and Bob Menendez Harrison term ends 2025 98 99 For the 2022 2023 session the 1st Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa R Vineland and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan R Ocean City and Erik K Simonsen R Lower Township 100 Cape May County is governed by a five person Board of County Commissioners whose members are elected at large on a partisan basis to three year terms of office on a staggered basis with either one or two seats coming up for election each year At an annual reorganization held each January the commissioners select one member to serve as director and another to serve as vice director 101 As of 2022 update Cape May County s Commissioners are Commissioner Director Gerald M Thornton R Middle Township term as commissioner and as commissioner director ends December 31 2022 102 Commissioner Vice Director Leonard C Desiderio R Sea Isle City term as commissioner ends 2024 term as vice director ends 2022 103 E Marie Hayes R Ocean City 2022 104 Will Morey R Wildwood Crest 2023 105 and Jeffrey L Pierson R Upper Township 2023 106 101 107 The county s constitutional officers are County Clerk Rita Marie Rothberg R 2025 Ocean City 108 109 Sheriff Robert Nolan R 2023 Lower Township 110 111 and Surrogate Dean Marcolongo R 2022 Upper Township 112 113 114 107 Politics Edit As of March 2011 there were a total of 1 932 registered voters in Cape May City of which 452 23 4 were registered as Democrats 838 43 4 were registered as Republicans and 640 33 1 were registered as Unaffiliated There were 2 voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens 115 In the 2012 presidential election Republican Mitt Romney received 52 2 of the vote 745 cast ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 46 9 669 votes and other candidates with 0 9 13 votes among the 1 442 ballots cast by the city s 1 925 registered voters 15 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 74 9 116 117 In the 2008 presidential election Republican John McCain received 50 9 of the vote 817 cast ahead of Democrat Barack Obama who received 46 4 745 votes with 1 605 ballots cast among the city s 1 940 registered voters for a turnout of 82 7 118 In the 2004 presidential election Republican George W Bush received 53 8 of the vote 942 ballots cast outpolling Democrat John Kerry who received around 44 0 771 votes with 1 752 ballots cast among the city s 2 276 registered voters for a turnout percentage of 77 0 119 In the 2013 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 72 9 of the vote 737 cast ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 25 8 261 votes and other candidates with 1 3 13 votes among the 1 036 ballots cast by the city s 1 902 registered voters 25 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 54 5 120 121 In the 2009 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 52 1 of the vote 608 ballots cast ahead of both Democrat Jon Corzine with 39 1 457 votes and Independent Chris Daggett with 6 8 80 votes with 1 168 ballots cast among the city s 2 069 registered voters yielding a 56 5 turnout 122 Infrastructure Edit Cape May established a desalinization plant in the late 1990s to manage salt going into its water aquifers 123 Cape May s current sewage plant in 1960 or 1961 less than a year after the New Jersey Attorney General s deadline for Cape May Point to have a sewage plant as it had previously dumped sewage in the Delaware Bay the New Jersey Department of Health had warned the borough about this in 1951 Despite the borough missing the deadline the state never fined the borough as the Attorney General removed his judgment 124 Education Edit Cape May City Elementary School Cape May Library The former Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School which merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy in 2010 For pre kindergarten through sixth grade public school students attend Cape May City Elementary School as part of the Cape May City School District 125 126 As of the 2021 22 school year the district comprised of one school had an enrollment of 169 students and 22 6 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 7 5 1 127 Also attending are students from Cape May Point a non operating district as part of a sending receiving relationship with most students in the district coming from the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May 128 For seventh through twelfth grades public school students attend the schools of the Lower Cape May Regional School District which serves students from Cape May City Cape May Point Lower Township and West Cape May 129 Schools in the district with 2021 22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics 130 are Richard M Teitelman Middle School 131 with 439 students in grades 7 8 and Lower Cape May Regional High School LCMRHS 132 with 764 students in grades 9 12 133 In the 2011 12 school year the city of Cape May paid 6 million in property taxes to cover the district s 120 high school students an average of 50 000 per student attending the Lower Cape May district Cape May officials have argued that the district s funding formula based on assessed property values unfairly penalizes Cape May which has higher property values and a smaller number of high school students as a percentage of the population than the other constituent districts especially Lower Township 134 The high school district s board of education has nine members who are elected directly by voters to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats up for election each year 135 136 Seats on the board are allocated based on population with Cape May City assigned one seat 137 Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs which are offered without charge to students who are county residents 138 139 Special needs students may be referred to Cape May County Special Services School District in the Cape May Court House area The nearest private Catholic school serving Cape May is Wildwood Catholic Academy Pre K12 in North Wildwood under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden Colleges and universities in the Cape May area include Atlantic Cape Community College Rutgers University Camden and the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences The Cape May Branch of the Cape May County Public Library is located in Cape May City 140 The library was previously in city hall but later moved to a standalone building In 2009 an estimated 507 800 renovation was to take place with 395 300 or about 78 of the expenses paid by Cape May County 141 History of education Edit Franklin Street School a former elementary school for black children The first Cape May High School built in 1901 was designed by Seymour Davis and built for 35 000 142 In 1917 a new Cape May High School facility was built 143 with the 1901 building becoming an elementary school 142 In the past Cape May elementary schools were segregated on the basis of race with black elementary school students attending Franklin Street School Cape May High School educated students of all races 144 Cape May High closed effective December 22 1960 and LCMRHS opened in 1961 145 c 1970 the first Cape May High School building was demolished and an Acme Markets location occupies where it was 142 The second Cape May High School building has since become the city hall and police station 143 Cape May previously had its own Catholic K 8 school Our Lady Star of the Sea School which served as the parish school for Our Lady Star of the Sea St John of God North Cape May and St Raymond Villas churches 146 The St Raymond School closed in 2007 with students sent to Our Lady Star of the Sea 147 In 2010 Our Lady Star of the Sea merged into Cape Trinity Regional School Pre K 8 in North Wildwood 148 That school in turn merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy in 2020 149 Starting in 2010 discussions were under way regarding a possible consolidation of the districts of Cape May City Cape May Point and the West Cape May School District 150 Transportation Edit Route 109 northbound in Cape May Roads and highways Edit As of May 2010 update the city had a total of 31 63 mi 50 90 km of roadways of which 24 99 mi 40 22 km were maintained by the municipality and 6 64 mi 10 69 km by Cape May County 151 Route 109 leads into Cape May from the north and provides access to the southern terminus of the Garden State Parkway along with U S Route 9 in neighboring Lower Township 152 U S Route 9 leads to the Cape May Lewes Ferry which heads across the Delaware Bay to Lewes Delaware 153 Public transportation Edit Cape May Station and Welcome Center bus station and former train station PRSL Broadway station in Camden a few months before its final service to Cape May in 1966 NJ Transit provides service to Philadelphia on the 313 and 315 routes and to Atlantic City on the 552 route with seasonal service to Philadelphia on the 316 route and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 319 route 154 155 The Great American Trolley Company operates trolley service in Cape May daily during the summer months running along a loop route through the city 156 The city is served by rail from the Cape May City Rail Terminal offering excursion train service on the Cape May Seashore Lines from the terminal located at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Elmira Street 157 158 The city last had regional passenger train service by the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines in the mid 1960s Final service into Camden New Jersey across the Delaware River from Philadelphia ended in January 1966 while service to Lindenwold station ended in October 1981 159 Ferry transport Edit The Delaware River and Bay Authority operates the Cape May Lewes Ferry year round a 70 85 minute across Delaware Bay to Lewes Delaware carrying passengers and cars 160 The ferry constitutes a portion of U S Route 9 The Delaware River and Bay Authority operates a shuttle bus in the summer months which connects the Cape May Welcome Center with the Cape May Lewes Ferry terminal 161 Media Edit Cape May Star and Wave offices Cape May is served by several media outlets including WCFA LP 101 5 FM a commercial free jazz and community station the weekly Cape May Star and Wave two free weekly newspapers The Cape May Gazette and Exit Zero and local websites CapeMay com and Cape May Times The countywide newspaper is Cape May County Herald The regional newspapers for the area including Cape May County are the Press of Atlantic City and the Philadelphia Inquirer 162 The name Exit Zero refers to the town s location at the far southern end of the Garden State Parkway near the intersection with Route 109 Informally the entire town is sometimes called Exit Zero 163 Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Edit The U S Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May The United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May New Jersey is the nation s only Coast Guard Recruit Training Center In 1924 the U S Coast Guard occupied the base and established air facilities for planes used in support of United States Customs Service efforts During the Prohibition era several cutters were assigned to Cape May to foil rumrunners operating off the New Jersey coast After Prohibition the Coast Guard all but abandoned Cape May leaving a small air sea rescue contingent For a short period of time 1929 1934 part of the base was used as a civilian airport With the advent of World War II a larger airstrip was constructed and the United States Navy returned to train aircraft carrier pilots The over the water approach simulated carrier landings at sea The Coast Guard also increased its Cape May forces for coastal patrol anti submarine warfare air sea rescue and buoy service In 1946 the Navy relinquished the base to the Coast Guard 164 The Cape May Airport still houses the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum In 1948 all entry level training on the U S East Coast was moved to the U S Coast Guard Recruit Receiving Station in Cape May The U S Coast Guard consolidated all recruit training functions in Cape May in 1982 Over 350 military and civilian personnel and their dependents are attached to the Cape May Training Center 165 In popular culture EditCape May is the subject of the song On the Way to Cape May originally sung by Cozy Morley 166 The 1980s horror film The Prowler was filmed entirely on location in Cape May 167 The town lends its name to the Cape May Cafe a restaurant in the Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World 168 In The Blacklist Cape May is the setting in the episode Cape May 169 Notable people EditSee also Category People from Cape May New Jersey People who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with Cape May include Douglas Adams 1876 1931 cricketer who played for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia in First class cricket 170 Cliff Anderson 1929 1979 football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants 171 Nan Brooks 1935 2018 children s book illustrator 172 Thomas Cannuli professional poker player known for finishing 6th place in the 2015 WSOP Main Event and winning a WSOP bracelet in the 3 333 WSOP com ONLINE No Limit Hold em High Roller 173 Frederick B Dent 1922 2019 politician who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from 1973 to 1975 174 Eugene Grace 1876 1960 president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation from 1916 to 1945 175 Bubba Green born 1957 football player who played defensive lineman for one season for the Baltimore Colts 176 T Millet Hand 1902 1956 politician who represented New Jersey s 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and served as mayor of Cape May 177 Thomas H Hughes 1769 1839 the founder and owner of the Congress Hall Hotel and a Democratic Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey 178 Chris Jay born 1978 musician actor and screenwriter Founding member of the band Army of Freshmen 179 Alan Kotok 1941 2006 computer scientist known for his work at Digital Equipment Corporation and at the World Wide Web Consortium 180 John D Lankenau 1817 1901 German American businessman and philanthropist 181 Jarena Lee 1783 1864 the first woman authorized to preach by Richard Allen founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1819 182 Anthony Maher born 1979 professional soccer forward 183 Myles Martel born 1943 communication adviser 184 Sylvius Moore 1912 2004 football player and coach who was head coach of the Hampton Pirates football team 185 Richie Phillips 1940 2013 sports union leader 186 Bill Pilczuk born 1971 competitive swimmer 187 Louis Purnell 1920 2001 curator at the National Air and Space Museum and earlier in life a decorated Tuskegee Airman 188 Emil Salvini born 1949 author historian and host creator of PBS s Tales of the Jersey Shore 189 Charles W Sandman Jr 1921 1985 politician who represented New Jersey s 2nd congressional district and was the party s candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1973 190 I Grant Scott 1897 1964 politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly the New Jersey Senate and as Mayor of Cape May 191 Barbara Lee Smith born 1938 mixed media artist writer educator and curator 192 Witmer Stone 1866 1939 ornithologist who did much of his research in Cape May 193 Julius H Taylor 1914 2011 professor emeritus at Morgan State University who was chairperson of the department of physics 194 Paul Volcker 1927 2019 former chairman of the United States Federal Reserve who was born here while his father was the City Manager 195 John B Walthour 1904 1952 4th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta 196 See also Edit New Jersey portalCape May LightReferences Edit a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files New Jersey Places Archived March 21 2021 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed July 1 2020 a b US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 Archived August 24 2019 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 a b Mayor amp Council Archived July 22 2021 at 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2014 Johnson Charles P Many Drive To Resorts On Atlantic Coast Places Draw Drivers From Pittsburgh District Archived November 19 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Pittsburgh Press June 22 1930 p 3 of the Automobile section Accessed July 4 2011 The southern part of New Jersey largely in Cape May County contains other popular resorts Cape May City the southernmost part of New Jersey is said to be the oldest vacation resort in the United States New Jersey 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties United States Census Bureau Accessed December 22 2022 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 for Cape May city Cape May County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed April 20 2012 a b c Municipalities Sorted by 2011 2020 Legislative District Archived August 2 2020 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Accessed February 1 2020 a b Table DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2010 for Cape May city Archived 2012 04 30 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four Presidents and scores of wealthy New York and Philadelphia industrialists But recently Cape May the nation s oldest seaside resort has begun to attract a new breed of beachgoer Innkeepers here say Cape May s 19th century ambiance and views of the Atlantic Ocean are the main reasons this sleepy city of 5 000 50 000 in the summer has become popular for weddings and honeymoons Urgo Jacqueline L Triumph for South Jersey Archived April 2 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Philadelphia Inquirer May 23 2008 Accessed October 29 2015 Neighboring Wildwood Crest came in second followed by Ocean City North Wildwood Cape May Asbury Park in Monmouth County Avalon Point Pleasant Beach in northern Ocean County Beach Haven in southern Ocean County and Stone Harbor Cape May Diamond Hunting Goes Back to the Kechemeche Tribe Archived December 9 2019 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County Herald August 18 2017 Accessed January 3 2020 The Kechemeche were part of the Lenni Lenape Council and were the original inhabitants of the southern part of Cape May County The Lenape were the first settlers in the county and found the quartz stones washed up on the beaches in what is now Cape May Point Hutchinson Viola L The Origin of New Jersey Place Names Archived November 15 2015 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Public Library Commission May 1945 Accessed August 28 2015 Gannett Henry The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States p 68 United States Government Printing Office 1905 Accessed August 28 2015 1 Archived November 21 2021 at the Wayback Machine Cape May Historic Preservation Commission Design Standards Published Fall 2002 Standard Publishing Inc page 8 DiGiacomo Robert Beach bicentennial Cape May s Congress Hall resort hits 200 Archived March 22 2018 at the Wayback Machine USA Today June 25 2016 Accessed March 21 2018 Like many ladies of a certain age Congress Hall has enjoyed her fair share of drama and notoriety over the decades The original hotel built of wood helped usher in Cape May s role as the leading resort of the early 19th century Snyder John P The Story of New Jersey s Civil Boundaries 1606 1968 Archived August 13 2019 at the Wayback Machine Bureau of Geology and Topography Trenton New Jersey 1969 p 113 Accessed April 20 2012 Great Destruction of Property at Cape May New York Times September 1 1869 Archived from the original on November 1 2021 Retrieved May 20 2020 Victorian Cape May Archived June 29 2011 at the Wayback Machine Cape May Times Accessed July 4 2011 Cape May looked a lot different before the fire of 1878 The town is the oldest seashore resort in the nation In the 1800s Cape May had quite a collection of classically designed seaside hotels The fire of 1878 wiped out 30 blocks of the early seashore town including some of the resort s major hotels including the original Congress Hall And for the most part the new buildings that went up were built in the modern style of the day later known as the Victorian style lots of gingerbread trim gables and turrets U S Naval Activities World War II Archived from the original on August 8 2007 Retrieved April 28 2008 Kent Bill Development If They Build It Will Even More Come Cape May Ponders Parking Garage Archived March 4 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times November 9 1997 Accessed July 4 2011 William Bolger manager of the National Park Service Historic Landmarks Program for the Northeast confirmed that he had been surveying Cape May to evaluate the city s historic buildings since January Cape May is unique in America in that since 1977 the entire city has been designated a National Historic Landmark District Mr Bolger said That means everything within the city limits is considered of historic landmark status Floodplain Management Plan Archived September 28 2011 at the Wayback Machine City of Cape May September 10 2009 Accessed April 20 2012 Locality Search Archived July 9 2016 at the Wayback Machine State of New Jersey Accessed May 21 2015 Areas touching Cape May Archived August 31 2018 at the Wayback Machine MapIt Accessed March 22 2020 Cape May County Archived February 26 2020 at the Wayback Machine Coalition for a Healthy NJ Accessed March 22 2020 New Jersey Municipal Boundaries Archived December 4 2003 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed November 15 2019 Preston Benjamin Cape May New Jersey s Battle Against Nature Archived July 18 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Earth Institute June 20 2011 Accessed July 4 2011 Beach erosion is a perennial challenge for coastal communities but in Cape May man began accelerating the natural process in 1903 That year dredges began scooping sand and muck out of the small harbor expanding it to its current 500 acres By 1911 a pair of massive stone jetties were completed to protect the mouth of Cape May Inlet Staff Cape May Harbor Fest offers activities on land and sea Archived 2011 10 01 at the Wayback Machine Shore News Today June 9 2011 Accessed July 4 2011 Cape May s Harbor Fest a celebration of seafood and song the sea its culture economy and ecology will take place 10 a m 5 p m Saturday June 18 in and along the banks of Cape May Harbor on Delaware Avenue with many of the land based activities taking place at the Nature Center of Cape May This year s festival commemorates the 100th anniversary of Cape May Harbor Salamone Gina Cape May is a world away from the raffish reputation of the Jersey Shore The seaside resort is full of quaint shops Victorian homes great beaches and top rated restaurants Archived November 17 2015 at the Wayback Machine New York Daily News July 27 2014 Accessed November 10 2015 Located on the southernmost point of New Jersey in the Cape May Peninsula the city is also a big draw for nature lovers and birdwatchers due to its wetlands and wildlife refuges Weaver Meg Counterintuitive Geographic Facts and Other Minutiae Archived November 17 2015 at the Wayback Machine National Geographic Intelligent Travel June 28 2011 Accessed November 10 2015 Being the fact hound that I am I had to check it out Turns out he s almost right According to the U S Gazetteer the latitude of Cape May New Jersey the Garden State s southernmost tip is actually 38 96 degrees north while our fair National Geographic Headquarters in Washington D C is 38 90 degrees north NOWData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archived from the original on March 5 2012 Retrieved July 25 2021 Summary of Monthly Normals 1991 2020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archived from the original on May 10 2021 Retrieved May 13 2021 Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions Archived September 5 2017 at the Wayback Machine National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Accessed March 18 2020 U S Potential Natural Vegetation Original Kuchler Types v2 0 Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions Archived July 3 2019 at the Wayback Machine Data Basin Accessed March 18 2020 Barnett Bob Population Data for Cape May County Municipalities 1800 2000 Archived December 15 2018 at the Wayback Machine WestJersey org January 6 2011 Accessed July 10 2012 Compendium of censuses 1726 1905 together with the tabulated returns of 1905 Archived February 3 2017 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State 1906 Accessed October 8 2013 Raum John O The History of New Jersey From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Volume 1 p 260 J E Potter and company 1877 Accessed October 8 2013 Cape May city contained in 1870 a population of 1 248 Staff A compendium of the ninth census 1870 p 259 United States Census Bureau 1872 Accessed October 8 2013 Porter Robert Percival Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins Volume III 51 to 75 Archived January 13 2016 at the Wayback Machine p 97 United States Census Bureau 1890 Accessed October 8 2013 Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910 Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions 1910 1900 1890 United States Census Bureau p 336 Accessed July 10 2012 Fifteenth Census of the United States 1930 Population Volume I United States Census Bureau p 715 Accessed December 3 2011 New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality 1930 1990 Archived May 10 2015 at the Wayback Machine Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network Accessed June 28 2015 a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic Social Economic Housing Characteristics for Cape May city New Jersey Archived 2014 08 24 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed April 20 2012 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 SF 1 100 Percent Data for Cape May city New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed July 10 2012 DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates for Cape May city Cape May County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed April 20 2012 The Cove Beach in Cape May Jersey Shore Rentals December 1 2016 Archived from the original on January 8 2017 Retrieved January 8 2017 Cape May N J targets Canadian tourists Archived October 5 2013 at the Wayback Machine USA Today February 9 2010 Accessed August 10 2013 Jackson Vincent Jazz festival returns to Cape May next month but without the original event s founders Archived November 10 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City October 28 2012 Accessed October 8 2013 Reich Ronni Cape May Music Festival puts together an eclectic schedule Archived December 19 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger May 24 2013 Accessed October 8 2013 Classical ensembles from across the region from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players to the Bay Atlantic Symphony will take the stage for the 24th Cape May Festival World music jazz and country are also among the beachside musical offerings which begin Sunday and continue through June 13 About Archived 2013 11 27 at the Wayback Machine Cape May Film Festival Accessed October 8 2013 The Cape May NJ State Film Festival is New Jersey s premiere weekend film festival dedicated exclusively to the support and presentation of creative challenging groundbreaking film video works by New Jersey filmmakers It has grown from a three day event attracting an audience of 500 in 2001 to a four day film festival drawing thousands annually History and Mission Archived 2013 10 08 at archive today Cape May Stage Accessed October 8 2013 About Archived August 30 2013 at the Wayback Machine East Lynne Theater Company Accessed October 8 2013 Accessed October 8 2013 About MAC Archived October 13 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts amp Humanities Accessed October 8 2013 The Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts amp Humanities MAC is a multi faceted non profit organization that promotes the restoration interpretation and cultural enrichment of greater Cape May for its residents and visitors About Archived February 8 2019 at the Wayback Machine Center for Community Arts Accessed August 29 2015 Cherry Farmer Stephanie People Preserving Places Cape May s Franklin Street School Archived November 9 2014 at the Wayback Machine Preserve NJ December 12 2011 Accessed October 8 2013 Designed in the Colonial Revival Style by the architectural firm of Edwards and Green of Philadelphia and Camden the Franklin Street School opened in September 1928 as an elementary school for Cape May s African American children Currently the Center is working with the city to rehabilitate the school for use as a community cultural center and the focal point for African American heritage tours of the area Fox Karen Cape May Diamonds Archived August 18 2011 at the Wayback Machine Cape May magazine August 2009 Accessed July 4 2011 Cape May Bird Observatory Archived October 11 2019 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Audubon Society Accessed October 27 2019 Cutter Joe Cape May will study impact of ecotourism and agritourismRead More Cape May will study impact of ecotourism and agritourism Archived November 23 2016 at the Wayback Machine WKXW November 9 2016 Accessed November 22 2016 Cape May County tourism director Diane Wieland says they want to find out about the interest in bird and nature watching hiking biking and whale and dolphin watching Wieland says 10 years ago ecotourism was generating more than 450 million annually for the county about 11 percent of the county s tourism dollars The county generates more tourism dollars than any other county in the state Degener Richard Group has new goal for Cape Fishermen s Memorial Archived March 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City June 3 2009 Accessed July 4 2011 Cape May County Fishermans Memorial Archived March 15 2016 at the Wayback Machine Historical Marker Database Accessed October 27 2019 Degener Richard Cape May Government Change Vote Challenged Archived September 3 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City July 8 2003 Accessed April 20 2012 A recount upheld the two vote margin to change the form of government and now some residents are asking a judge to set aside the decision and order a new election in November Residents voted 422 420 on May 13 to return the city to the council manager form of government The Faulkner Act New Jersey s Optional Municipal Charter Law Archived October 12 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey State League of Municipalities July 2007 Accessed October 8 2013 Degener Richard Cape May Voters Might Choose Government Change Panel Archived September 3 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City September 8 2001 Accessed April 20 2012 The city in 1995 changed from a council manager form of government to the small municipality plan A form of government under the Faulkner Act Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Archived September 26 2020 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers University Center for Government Studies July 1 2011 Accessed November 18 2019 Form of Government Council Manager Archived August 1 2011 at the Wayback Machine City of Cape May Accessed October 8 2013 Fichter Jack Moving Cape May Election to November to Save 30K Archived November 21 2021 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County Herald November 3 2010 Accessed August 30 2014 Voters here approved moving the municipal election from May to November in a 610 320 votes Tues Nov 2 Conti Vince Update Council Member Resigns Following Rescinding of Police Chief s Contract Archived November 21 2021 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County Herald March 3 2015 Accessed June 27 2016 Councilman Jerry Inderwies a retired Cape May Fire Chief and one of the three new members of the council elected this past November spoke out vehemently in Sheehan s defense Inderwies then resigned his council seat and stormed from the room to the applause of the assembled police Conti Vince Furlin Takes Seat on Cape May Council Mall Improvement District Budget Seen Archived November 21 2021 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County Herald November 17 2015 Accessed June 27 2016 Newly elected Council member Roger Furlin was in his seat as Cape May City Council held its first meeting following the Nov 3 election Furlin won the seat vacated when Jerry Inderwies Jr resigned in protest in March Dreyfuss Bob and Dreyfuss Barbara Meet Lorraine Baldwin Council s newest member has deep roots in Cape May The Cape May Sentinel January 5 2021 Accessed May 6 2022 Baldwin who took her seat on council January 1 was unanimously chosen by the other four members of council to fill the seat vacated by Mayor Zack Mullock which expires in 2022 If she chooses to continue in that spot she ll have to run in a special election in November 2021 and then again if she seeks reelection she ll run for a full four year term in November 2022 a b 2021 General Election Successful Candidates Cape May County New Jersey updated November 16 2021 Accessed January 1 2022 Barlow Bill Mike Yeager appointed to Cape May City Council replaces Chris Bezaire The Press of Atlantic City November 18 2021 Accessed May 6 2022 In a unanimous vote this week Cape May City Council appointed Mike Yeager to fill in the unexpired term vacated this month by Chris Bezaire who stepped down after pleading guilty in Superior Court to stalking a former girlfriend and contempt of court 2022 Municipal Data Sheet City of Cape May Accessed May 6 2022 2021 County amp Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County NJ July 2021 Cape May County New Jersey September 13 2021 Accessed April 28 2022 2020 General Election Successful Candidates Cape May County New Jersey updated December 4 2020 Accessed January 1 2021 2018 General Election Successful Candidates Archived November 4 2021 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County New Jersey updated November 26 2018 Accessed January 1 2019 Plan Components Report Archived February 19 2020 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Redistricting Commission December 23 2011 Accessed February 1 2020 2019 New Jersey Citizen s Guide to Government Archived November 5 2019 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey League of Women Voters Accessed October 30 2019 Districts by Number for 2011 2020 Archived July 14 2019 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 6 2013 Directory of Representatives New Jersey United States House of Representatives Accessed January 3 2019 U S Sen Cory Booker cruises past Republican challenger Rik Mehta in New Jersey PhillyVoice Accessed April 30 2021 He now owns a home and lives in Newark s Central Ward community Biography of Bob Menendez United States Senate January 26 2015 Menendez who started his political career in Union City moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison s new apartment buildings near the town s PATH station Home sweet home Bob Menendez back in Hudson County nj com Accessed April 30 2021 Booker Cory A D NJ Class II Menendez Robert D NJ Class I Legislative Roster for District 1 New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 11 2022 a b Board of County Commissioners Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Cape May County Government is governed by a Board of County Commissioners These individuals are elected at large by the citizens of Cape May County and hold spaced 3 year terms Note that as of date accessed Desiderio is listed with an incorrect term end year of 2020 Gerald M Thornton Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Leonard C Desiderio Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 E Marie Hayes Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Will Morey Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Jeffrey L Pierson Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 a b 2021 County amp Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County NJ July 2021 Cape May County New Jersey September 13 2021 Accessed April 28 2022 County Clerk Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Members List Clerks Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Sheriff s Page Page Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Members List Sheriffs Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Surrogate Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Members List Surrogates Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Constitutional Officers Cape May County New Jersey Accessed April 28 2022 Voter Registration Summary Cape May Archived May 28 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections March 23 2011 Accessed October 16 2012 Presidential General Election Results November 6 2012 Cape May County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Archived PDF from the original on December 25 2014 Retrieved December 24 2014 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6 2012 General Election Results Cape May County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Archived PDF from the original on December 25 2014 Retrieved December 24 2014 2008 Presidential General Election Results Cape May County Archived May 28 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 23 2008 Accessed October 16 2012 2004 Presidential Election Cape May County Archived May 28 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 13 2004 Accessed October 16 2012 Governor Cape May County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections January 29 2014 Archived PDF from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved December 24 2014 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5 2013 General Election Results Cape May County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections January 29 2014 Archived PDF from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved December 24 2014 2009 Governor Cape May County Archived 2012 10 17 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 31 2009 Accessed October 16 2012 Jordan Joe 2003 Cape May Point The Illustrated History 1875 to the Present Schiffer Pub p 116 ISBN 9780764318306 Jordan Joe 2003 Cape May Point The Illustrated History 1875 to the Present Schiffer Pub p 117 ISBN 9780764318306 Cape May City Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 Identification Cape May City School District Accessed February 11 2023 Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre Kindergarten through six in the Cape May City School District Composition The Cape May City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cape May City School Performance Reports for the Cape May City School District New Jersey Department of Education Accessed February 11 2023 District information for Cape May City School District National Center for Education Statistics Accessed December 1 2022 Cape May City School District 2013 Report Card Narrative Archived December 30 2016 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Education Accessed December 29 2016 The District is a one school district 60 of the students come from the United States Coast Guard Training Center based in Cape May 25 from Cape May City residents and 15 from the Low income Housing Authority and three students from the sending district of Cape May Point School Choice Brochure Archived March 22 2018 at the Wayback Machine Lower Cape May Regional School District Accessed March 21 2018 Lower Cape May Regional High School is a four year comprehensive public High School that serves students from Cape May West Cape May Lower Township Cape May Point and now Choice School students School Data for the Lower Cape May Regional High School District National Center for Education Statistics Accessed December 1 2022 General Information Richard M Teitelman Middle School Accessed February 11 2023 General Information Lower Cape May Regional High School Accessed February 11 2023 New Jersey School Directory for the Lower Cape May Regional School District New Jersey Department of Education Accessed December 26 2016 Fichter Jack Cape May Paying 50K Per Student to Regional School District Archived May 17 2021 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County Herald January 4 2012 Accessed March 21 2018 Cape May Taxpayers here pay 50 000 per year for each student sent to the Lower Cape May Regional High School District a total of 6 million per year Deputy Mayor Jack Wichterman said Cape May was paying 6 million to send 120 kids to the regional school district We have no say in the formula that s utilized to determine how much money we pay to that school district he said There are several formulas that can be used and the one that the Lower Township members of that school board chose to use is the one that penalizes the City of Cape May because our real estate values are so much higher than they are in Lower Township Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Lower Cape May Regional School District Archived May 17 2021 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Education for year ending June 30 2018 Accessed February 3 2020 The Lower Cape May Regional School District District is a Type II school district located in Cape May County New Jersey and covers an area of approximately 34 square miles As a Type II school district it functions independently through a Board of Education The Board is comprisedof nine members elected to three year terms These terms are staggered so that three member s terms expire each year The purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for all of Lower Cape May Regional s students in grades 7 through 12 Board of Education Archived December 24 2019 at the Wayback Machine Lower Cape May Regional School District Accessed February 11 2020 Crowley Terence J A Response to the Cape May Study to Reconfigure the Lower Cape May Regional School District Archived May 17 2021 at the Wayback Machine Lower Cape May Regional School District January 6 2014 Accessed February 11 2020 The Lower Cape May Regional District Regional is classified as a Limited Purpose District It is a Type II district and apportions the Board of Education seats based upon the most recent United States Census It has nine seats on the Board and that are apportioned as follows Cape May City 1 West Cape May 1 Lower Township 7 Frequently Asked Questions Archived October 27 2019 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County Technical High School Accessed October 27 2019 All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County Technical High School Admissions Archived October 27 2019 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County Technical High School Accessed October 27 2019 All students who are residents of Cape May County may apply to the Technical High School Cape May City Library Location Archived October 27 2019 at the Wayback Machine Cape May County Library Accessed October 27 2019 Degener Richard June 20 2009 Renovation next chapter for Cape May library The Press of Atlantic City Archived from the original on June 13 2021 Retrieved June 13 2021 a b c Pocher Don Pocher Pat 1998 Cape May in Vintage Postcards Arcadia Publishing p 83 ISBN 9780738537757 a b Barlow Bill May 26 2020 Cape May group moves to get public safety building on the ballot Press of Atlantic City Archived from the original on June 10 2020 Retrieved October 11 2020 Salvatore Joseph E Berkey Joan May 11 2015 Cape May Arcadia Publishing p 80 ISBN 9781439651285 Flud Tom June 6 2011 Schmidtchen Called Father Of LCMR Cape May County Herald Archived from the original on October 11 2020 Retrieved October 11 2020 For the four southernmost Cape May County municipalities which would be Cape May Cape May Point West Cape May and Lower Township Cape May County Schools Diocese of Camden July 28 2009 Archived from the original on January 14 2010 Retrieved September 14 2020 Ianeri Brian May 12 2009 Our Lady Star of the Sea school in Cape May to close in 2010 Press of Atlantic City Archived from the original on September 17 2020 Retrieved September 11 2020 DiPasquale Donna June 22 2010 After 92 years Star of the Sea School closes its doors Cape Publishing Inc Archived from the original on September 19 2020 Retrieved September 11 2020 The author was the principal of Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School Franklin Chris June 4 2020 2 Jersey Shore Catholic schools slated to close have been saved Nj com NJ Advance Media Archived from the original on May 17 2021 Retrieved September 11 2020 Crowley Terrence J Cape May County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization New Jersey Department of Education March 15 2010 available through the Asbury Park Press Accessed August 30 2014 The school districts of Cape May City West Cape May and Cape May Point non operating are currently conducting a feasibility study to merge the districts A consultant is currently collecting and analyzing data and will be finalizing his report in late spring 2010 Cape May County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction permanent dead link New Jersey Department of Transportation May 2010 Accessed July 18 2014 New Jersey Route 109 Straight Line Diagram Archived March 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation April 2015 Accessed May 26 2016 New Jersey State Transportation Map Archived June 17 2016 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation 2012 Accessed May 26 2016 Cape May County Bus Rail Connections NJ Transit backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 28 2010 Accessed August 30 2014 South Jersey Transit Guide Archived 2018 09 29 at the Wayback Machine Cross County Connection as of April 1 2010 Accessed August 30 2014 Cape May Trolley Service Great American Trolley Company Archived from the original on August 13 2007 Retrieved August 7 2017 Degener Richard Seashore Line resumes train service to Cape May as tourist attraction Archived June 30 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City August 18 2010 Accessed May 26 2016 Rio Grande Cape May Line Archived 2015 07 23 at the Wayback Machine Cape May Seashore Lines Accessed May 26 2016 About Archived July 8 2019 at the Wayback Machine Cape May Seashore Lines Accessed July 8 2019 PRSL through service to Camden continued until January 14 1966 and to Philadelphia until September 30 1969 requiring the remaining passengers to change trains at Lindenwold Passenger service between Lindenwold and Ocean City ended on August 13 1981 and to Cape May City on October 2 1981 Cape May Lewes ferry schedules and fares https www cmlf com schedules fares Archived November 19 2018 at the Wayback Machine Getting Here amp Getting Around Archived August 16 2017 at the Wayback Machine Cape May Lewes Ferry Accessed June 20 2017 Cape May Shuttle The shuttle leaves from the Cape May Ferry Terminal meets incoming boats from 10 30Am through 4 30PM and loops continuously to the Cape May Welcome Center 609 Lafayette St which is a short walk from most Cape May attractions This shuttle runs from late May through the end of September The Philadelphia Inquirer The Philadelphia Inquirer Archived from the original on April 26 2021 Retrieved April 26 2021 Daily 1 Sunday 1 75 in Cape May Coun ties Hoffman Barbara Killing Kitsch Going Beyond the Quaint in Cape May Cape Crusader Archived January 13 2016 at the Wayback Machine New York Post August 28 2007 Accessed October 8 2013 I knew it was down there I just didn t care After 25 years in North Jersey a k a the very West Side I d never ventured down the shore to Cape May I m not alone Randomly polled neighbors who routinely head to the Hamptons and Cape Cod showed zero interest in the Garden State Parkway s Exit Zero hailed for its gingerbread Victoriana by the sea Kluger Cindy J From rum to subs The Coast Guard in Cape May Archived August 27 2009 at the Wayback Machine Cape May Magazine November 1 2000 Accessed October 7 2013 In 1924 the Coast Guard took over the World War I Cape May City s naval air station fighting the rumrunners and bootleggers with eight seventy five foot patrol boats Over time they were united and placed under the umbrella of the USCG which in turn was placed under Navy Department control in 1941 moved to Treasury Department control in 1946 and finally transferred to the newly formed Department of Transportation in 1967 where it remains today History of Training Center Cape May Archived May 13 2011 at the Wayback Machine United States Coast Guard Accessed July 4 2011 Gilfillian Trudi Morley Tribute Halfway There Archived January 12 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City February 8 2003 Accessed April 20 2012 About half of Cozy Morley s statue is paid for and organizers are looking for help with the other half The money about 60 000 is earmarked for a life size bronze statue of Morley along with a Memorial Day weekend tribute to the popular entertainer known for singing the famed tune On the Way to Cape May Toner Noreen Garden State Blossoms As Filmmakers Setting Archived January 12 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City September 17 1989 Accessed April 20 2012 The Prowler 1980 Cape May Shenot Christine for the Orlando Sentinel The Jersey Shore Comes to Florida Disney s New Boardwalk Resort Evokes 1900s Seaside Nostalgia Archived December 20 2016 at the Wayback Machine Sun Sentinel July 8 1996 Accessed October 8 2013 Architectural touches are reminiscent of Cape May NJ with a Coney Island feel to the boardwalk Walker Jodi The Blacklist recap Cape May Archived July 8 2019 at the Wayback Machine Entertainment Weekly April 22 2016 Accessed July 8 2019 Douglas Adams Archived December 6 2017 at the Wayback Machine Cricket Archives Accessed November 22 2016 Cliff Anderson Archived January 13 2016 at the Wayback Machine NFL com Accessed April 28 2015 Nan Brooks Archived November 23 2016 at the Wayback Machine MB Artists Accessed November 22 2016 Nan grew up in Cape May New Jersey and studied advertising design at the University of the Arts formerly PCA in Philadelphia Weinberg David Cape man pursues glory in World Series of Poker starting Sunday The Press of Atlantic City November 7 2015 Accessed August 20 2020 Tom Cannuli 23 Cape May 12 250 000 Now the 2010 Lower Cape May Regional High School graduate is on the brink of poker stardom Frederick Baily Dent Twenty First Secretary of Commerce Archived November 23 2016 at the Wayback Machine NOAA Photo Library at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Accessed November 22 2016 Frederick B Dent was born in Cape May New Jersey on August 17 1922 Eugene G Grace Archived October 27 2019 at the Wayback Machine Lehigh University Accessed October 27 2019 Born in Cape May New Jersey on August 27 1876 Grace was the son of a sea captain Bubba Green Archived June 22 2019 at the Wayback Machine Pro Football Reference com Accessed November 22 2016 Thomas Millet Hand Archived October 24 2012 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed August 16 2007 Thomas Hurst Hughes Archived November 20 2007 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed July 4 2011 Pree bio Archived 2013 02 03 at the Wayback Machine Army of Freshmen Accessed October 7 2013 Started by lead singer Chris Jay who moved as a teenager by himself to California from his hometown of Cape May New Jersey and met fellow AOF members Aaron Goldberg Owen Bucey Dan Clark and Kai Dodson at a local coffeehouse where he was performing the band first made a name for themselves in the Ventura County area Welcome to the Web site of Alan Kotok Archived October 30 2016 at the Wayback Machine Kotok org Accessed November 22 2016 I live in Cambridge MA USA and Cape May NJ USA Staff John D Lankenau Dead Archived July 26 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times August 31 1901 Accessed November 22 2016 John D Lankenau well known philanthropist and member of the Drexel family who was stricken with paralysis last Wednesday died this afternoon at his residence in this city He was eighty four years of age Early in the Summer he sustained his first stroke of paralysis in his Summer home at Cape May N J but he recovered sufficiently to return to this city at the end of July Washington Eric Jarena Lee Trailblazing African American Preacher and self made woman Archived August 3 2020 at the Wayback Machine Christianity Today May 23 2017 Accessed August 20 2020 According to her autobiography Lee was born on February 11 1783 in Cape May New Jersey KiXX agree to terms with three vets Cape May native Anthony Maher Archived November 23 2016 at the Wayback Machine OurSportsCentral October 22 2008 Accessed November 22 2016 The KiXX will be Maher s sixth team in eight years having spent the last two with the Wave The Cape May NJ native scored 13 goals in 26 games last season for Milwaukee who finished in a tie for first place during the regular season with a superb 22 8 record DeAngelis Martin Reagan s debate adviser to share stories in Cape May Archived November 23 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Press of Atlantic City October 16 2014 Accessed November 22 2016 Still Martel a part time Cape May resident and leadership communications adviser in his working life at Martel amp Associates spent a lot of face time with the man on his way to becoming the 40th president of the United States Sylvius S Moore Sr Daily Press Virginia September 12 2014 Accessed August 20 2020 Mr Moore the son of the late William J Moore and Susie Smothers Moore was born on Feb 24 1912 in Cape May N J Martin Douglas Richie Phillips Union Leader Who Helped and Hurt Umpires Dies at 72 Archived December 24 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times June 4 2013 Accessed October 5 2013 Richie Phillips a boisterous street shrewd lawyer who quintupled the salaries of major league baseball umpires as their union representative then caused many of them to lose their jobs by having them resign en masse died Friday at his home in Cape May N J He was 72 Litsky Frank Goodwill Games Popov Defeats U S Rival and It Isn t Even Close Archived January 12 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times August 3 1998 Accessed October 9 2012 Pilczuk from Cape May N J was six inches behind Yegorov a disappointment for someone who upset Popov at this distance in last January s world championships Barnes Bat Curator and Tuskegee Airman Louis Purnell Dies Archived November 23 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Washington Post August 16 2001 Accessed November 22 2016 Mr Purnell was born in Snow Hill Md and grew up in Wilmington Del and Cape May N J Staff The Lure of the Boards Asbury Park Press July 9 2006 Accessed November 22 2016 Every boardwalk has its own personality said Emil Salvini of Cape May author of Boardwalk Memories via Associated Press G O P Picks Sandman to Run For Congress in New Jersey Archived July 26 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times July 7 1966 Accessed November 22 2016 Mr Sandman 44 years old of Cape May City was selected by a screening committee of G O P chairmen of Atlantic Salem Cape May and Cumberland Counties which comprise the newly formed district I Grant Scott 67 Caoe May Mayor Archived November 21 2021 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times November 18 1964 Accessed August 20 2020 Cape May N J Nov 17 AP Mayor I Grant Scott a former State Senator and Assemblyman died at his home today of a heart attack He was 67 years old Mr Scott a retired clerk of the New Jersey Superior court was elected to his second term as Mayor in May Oral history interview with Barbara Lee Smith 2009 March 16 17 Archived November 23 2016 at the Wayback Machine Archives of American Art Accessed November 22 2016 MS RIEDEL Well I think that s a perfect segue back to the East Coast where you grew up and this full circle that we re talking about You spent a lot of time growing up in Cape May and certainly nature the immensity of nature there is extremely moving MS SMITH Oh yeah It s wonderful It was a great place to grow up Staff Dr Witmer Stone Ornithologist 72 Member of Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for 51 Years Dies Archived July 22 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times May 25 1939 Accessed July 4 2011 Rasmussen Frederick N Julius Henry Taylor head of Morgan s physics department dies The Baltimore Sun September 4 2011 Accessed August 23 2022 The son of a brick mason and a homemaker Dr Taylor one of six children was born and raised in Cape May N J Paul A Volcker Archived December 9 2012 at archive today Federal Reserve Bank of New York Accessed April 20 2012 Mr Volcker was born on September 1927 in Cape May New Jersey The Rt Rev John Buchman Walthour Bishop of Atlanta 1951 Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 28 2007 Accessed November 22 2016 John Buchman Walthour was forty eight when he was elected the fourth Bishop of Atlanta He was born August 24 1904 in Cape May New Jersey to Harry Clayton and Helen Millward Walthour Further reading EditSalvini Emil R 2005 Boardwalk memories tales of the Jersey shore Insiders Guide Series Globe Pequot p 180 ISBN 0 7627 3674 7 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cape May New Jersey Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cape May Cape May City official website Cape May New Jersey Information Directions and HistoryPreceded byDiamond Beach Beaches of New Jersey Succeeded bySouthernmost Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cape May New Jersey amp oldid 1140070453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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