Cape May Point is a photograph by Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography which was uploaded on February 20th, 2016.
Cape May Point
Cape May was named for 1620 Dutch captain named Cornelius Jacobsen Mey who explored and charted the area between 1611–1614, and established a claim... more
Title
Cape May Point
Artist
Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Cape May was named for 1620 Dutch captain named Cornelius Jacobsen Mey who explored and charted the area between 1611–1614, and established a claim for the province of New Netherland. It was later settled by New Englanders from the New Haven Colony.
What is now Cape May was originally formed as the borough of Cape Island by an act of 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 finally became Cape May city as of March 9, 1869.
Cape May is recognized as the country's oldest seaside resort, and began hosting vacationers from Philadelphia in the mid 18th century. It became increasingly popular in the 18th century and was considered one of the finest resorts in America by the 19th century. In 1878 a five-day-long fire destroyed square blocks of the town center and as part of the reconstruction efforts replacement homes were almost uniformly of Victorian style. Cape May is the only city in the United States wholly designated as a . National Historic Landmark.
World War II and the threat of submarines off the East Coast of the United States, especially off shore 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,provided significant help in reducing the number of ships and crew members lost at sea.
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February 20th, 2016
