Cape May Through Time

Author(s): Joan Berkey and Joseph E. Salvatore

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Series: America Through Time
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781635000658
Related Topics: America Through Time, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic

DESCRIPTION

As early as 1776, the resort of Cape May in southern New Jersey was recognized as a popular, healthy place for bathing in the Atlantic Ocean.

The hotels were boarding houses erected in the early 1800s, and by 1850 the town had nearly two dozen, all built of wood. The establishment of railroad service in 1863 brought a new era of growth and more fashionable hotels.

Hailed as the "queen of seaside resorts," Cape May attracted tourists from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and even the Deep South, many who built summer cottages along the oceanfront.

A devastating, 35-acre fire in 1878 destroyed seven hotels and more than thirty cottages in the heart of town, but they were quickly replaced with new ones adorned with broad porches and lavished with gingerbread trim.

Today, most of the city is a National Historic Landmark in recognition of its well-preserved collection of Victorian-era buildings, considered the best assemblage east of the Mississippi River.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

Joseph E. Salvatore, M.D. is a retired orthopedist who grew up in Wildwood, New Jersey, and lives in Cape May County. In the 1970s, he and his wife, Patricia Ann, founded Historic Cold Spring Village, an open air, Early American museum village located close to Cape May. In 1997, they founded Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum and Dr. Salvatore is its non-salaried executive director.

Joan Berkey, who also lives in Cape May County, is an architectural historian, historic preservation consultant, and author. She has written several books about southern New Jersey's architecture and history.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635000658
Publisher: America Through Time
Date: 04/02/2018
State: New Jersey
Series: America Through Time
Images: 182 Black And White
Pages: 96
Dimensions: 6.5 (w) x 9.25 (h)

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