While Vacationing in near by Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, I spent some time capturing the lovely home of Historic Cape May City. Below is a brief history of that very special place.
New Jersey's Cape May City was founded in 1620 by Dutch explorers who named it Cape Island. Not until 1869 did the city get its' present day title of Cape May City.
At the tip of New Jersey, Cape May became a popular resort destination for residents of near by Philadelphia by the mid 1700's, making it the oldest resort town in America. Not only is it the oldest, it is also the only town in America to be wholly deemed a national historic landmark. This unique classification is due to it having the second largest collections of Victorian homes (San Francisco has the first). The many beautifully intricately detail structures were built after a five day fire in 1878 destroying most of the town. Replacement structures were then built in the victorian style and have been preserved in their close to original state.
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