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From its beginnings as a coastal village on land once inhabited by the Kechemeche Lenape people to its transformation into a vibrant seaside resort, Cape May’s multi-faceted history tells a captivating tale especially well recorded in its historic architecture.
The recorded history of Cape May stretches back to 1620, when Captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey surveyed and named the area for himself. It later grew from a small settlement to the large beach resort it has been since the 19th century. [6]
Cape May (sometimes Cape May City) is a city and seaside resort 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. [19] The city, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is ...
Cape May, city, Cape May county, at the southern tip of New Jersey, U.S. Originally called Cape Island, it was renamed in 1869 for the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, who visited there in 1623.
Cape May was first discovered by Europeans by Henry Hudson on August 28, 1609. He landed on the shore of Delaware Bay a few miles north of Cape May Point before returning to the Atlantic Ocean.
More than 300 years of history. Cape May County’s rich history spans centuries from Native Americans to the arrival of the whaler yeomen, into the Victorian age, through world wars, to Harriet Tubman, to the Doo Wop era and beyond.
This brief history of Cape May County brings us up to the early 20th century. While there is still more history to know, it is the early years that set the stage for what Cape May County would become.
Since 1976, Cape May’s history has become a model for historic preservation. It is one of the United State’s best preserved Victorian towns due in large part to a woman named Caroline Pitts.
Cape May County was formally created on November 12, 1692 by an Act of the General Assembly of the Province of West New Jersey. It was among the four counties formally created with their initial boundaries defined by that legislative act: Burlington, Gloucester, Salem and Cape May.
ADA Information. Parking. The Colonial House, built circa 1730, is located at 653 1/2 Washington Street adjacent to a public city parking lot which has handicapped parking available. Access to House. The Colonial House has slate sidewalk a short distance to a porch with two low, wide steps.