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Cape May has great beaches at the Jersey Shore. Cape May, N.J. is a Historic Victorian town and is the home of many wonderful shops. It is 5 minutes from Wildwood. Wildwood is known for it's famous boardwalk.
Cape May, located at the tip of the southern Jersey shore is a quaint Historic town full of small shops and
bed and breakfasts. Sir Henry Hudson sighted Cape May in 1609, and Cornelius Jacobsen Mey explored it in 1621.
The first residents purchased land from the Indians in the 1630s and developed a prosperous fishing and whaling industry. Now known as Cape Island, by the late 17th century, English colonists from Connecticut and Massachusetts had further developed whaling and introduced farming.
Today, folks visit Cape May for it's beautiful beaches, victorian homes, and for it's
quaint shopping. Cape May is visited all year, but mostly from summer through to the Christmas
holiday. This victorian historic town decorates their homes for all to enjoy. Some folks open up their
homes for tours during the season.
This victorian splendor of a town has had to fight for what it looks like today. It fought many devastating fires, violent storms and hurricanes as well as the local government. Instead of a beach town full of condos and high rises, the entire town of Cape May due to the efforts of several, has been listed on the federal government’s National Register of Historic Places.
In 1963, encouraged by Dr. Tenenbaum and Bill Murtagh, head of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the city applied for and received a 3.5 million dollar grant - the first Urban Renewal Grant given to a small city specifically for preservation. Urban renewal meant different things to a city government interested in ratables, and the citizens favoring preservation.
The city government wanted to build new modern motels with air-conditioning and parking lots after tearing down the existing structures. They both fought, but in the end the preservationists won. They were able to gain control of the government in the next election choosing, Bruce Minnix as Mayor. Bruce was the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) leader. MAC was formed to help save the Emlen Physick Mansion on Washington Street, slated for demolition.
Thanks to the efforts of those wanted preservation, entrepreneurs left their careers and jobs behind, restored many of the Victorian homes to their original beauty and splendor for use as Bed and Breakfast inns, guest houses, restaurants and shops. The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts was given a trolley and began tours of Cape May bringing its history to life and providing income for the restoration of the Physick Estate and eventually the lighthouse. Louisa’s Restaurant, opening in the early 80s was one of the first alternative eating establishments.
So come to Cape May, the nations oldest seashore resort (founded in 1620), take a trolly ride to learn more of the history of Cape May, see the work of local artists in the shops, get a sample of fudge (see how they make it), enjoy the lovely beaches and victorian homes, take a tour of the Physick Estate and other homes during the holiday season, etc.