Cape May, New Jersey

History

17th and 18th centuries

The area that is now Cape May was originally inhabited by the Kechemeche Native American tribe, a subgroup of the Lenape people. The Kechemeche first encountered Europeans around 1600. The city takes its name from the Dutch captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, who charted the coast between 1611 and 1614 and claimed it for the province of New Netherland. It was later settled by New Englanders from the New Haven Colony.

Cape May began hosting vacationers from Philadelphia in the mid-18th century and is recognized as the country's oldest seaside resort.

19th century

Following the construction of Congress Hall in 1816, Cape May became increasingly popular in the 19th century and was considered one of the finest resorts in America by the 20th century.

What is now Cape May was formed as the borough of Cape Island by 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 was renamed Cape May City on March 9, 1869.

Tourism to the city was boosted in 1863 with the opening of the Tuckahoe and Cape May Railroad.

The city suffered devastating fires in 1869 and 1878. In the early hours of August 31, 1869, a fire broke out in the Japanese store on Washington Street. The fire destroyed the post office and at least thirty-five other buildings. Press reports at the time did not mention any deaths. In 1878, a five-day-long fire destroyed 30 blocks of the town center. Replacement homes were almost uniformly of Victorian style, and more recent protectionist efforts have left Cape May with many famously well-maintained Victorian houses—the second largest collection of such homes in the nation after San Francisco.

20th century

Because of the World War II submarine threat off the East Coast of the United States, especially off the shore of 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, listed below, provided significant help in reducing the number of ships and crew members lost at sea.

• Naval Air Station, Cape May
• Naval Base, Cape May
• Inshore Patrol, Cape May
• Naval Annex, Inshore Patrol, Cape May
• Joint Operations Office, Naval Base, Cape May
• Welfare and Recreation Office, Cape May
• Dispensary, Naval Air Station, Cape May
• Naval Frontier Base, Cape May
• Degaussing Range (Cold Spring Inlet), Naval Base, Cape May
• Joint Operations Office, Commander Delaware Group, ESF, Cape May
• Anti-Submarine Attack Teacher Training Unit, U.S. Naval Base, Cape May
• Naval Annex, Admiral Hotel, Cape May

In 1976, Cape May was designated a National Historic Landmark as the Cape May Historic District, making Cape May the only city in the U.S. to be wholly designated as a national historic district. That designation is intended to ensure the architectural preservation of these buildings.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cape May had a total area of 2.90 square miles (7.50 km2), including 2.47 square miles (6.41 km2) of land and 0.42 square miles (1.10 km2) of water (14.59%).

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Poverty Beach.

Cape May borders the Cape May County municipalities of Lower Township and West Cape May Borough and the Atlantic Ocean. The Cape May–Lewes Ferry provides transportation across the Delaware Bay between North Cape May, New Jersey, and Lewes, Delaware.

Cape May Harbor, which borders Lower Township and nearby Wildwood Crest allows fishing vessels to enter from the Atlantic Ocean, was created as of 1911, after years of dredging completed the harbor which covers 500 acres. Cape May Harbor Fest celebrates life in and around the harbor, with the 2011 event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the harbor's creation.

Cape May is the southernmost point in New Jersey. It is at approximately the same latitude as Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia, and equidistant to Manhattan and Virginia.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cape May has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with hot, humid summers, cool winters and year-round precipitation. Its climate resembles that of its neighbor, the Delmarva Peninsula. During the summer months in Cape May, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values at or above 95.0 F. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values 0.0 F. The hardiness zone of Cape May is 8a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 10.8 F. The average seasonal snowfall total is around 15 in, and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.

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Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Cape May would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).

Demographics

1870–1920 1870 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2020

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 3,607 people, 1,457 households, and 782 families in the city. The population density was 1500.6 /sqmi. There were 4,155 housing units at an average density of 1728.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup was 89.05% (3,212) White, 4.85% (175) Black or African American, 0.30% (11) Native American, 0.67% (24) Asian, 0.11% (4) Pacific Islander, 2.30% (83) from other races, and 2.72% (98) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.62% (311) of the population.

Of the 1,457 households, 16.3% had children under the age of 18; 44.6% were married couples living together; 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.3% were non-families. Of all households, 42.0% were made up of individuals and 27.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.64.

12.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 20.6% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 104.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 107.4 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $35,660 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,248) and the median family income was $50,846 (+/− $16,315). Males had a median income of $43,015 (+/− $20,953) versus $31,630 (+/− $22,691) for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,046 (+/− $4,010). About 2.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 4,034 people, 1,821 households, and 1,034 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,623.7 PD/sqmi. There were 4,064 housing units at an average density of 1,635.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 91.32% White, 5.26% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.79% of the population.

There were 1,821 households, out of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.3% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,462, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $29,194 versus $25,842 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,902. About 7.7% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Tourism is Cape May's largest industry. The economy runs on the Washington Street Mall and includes shops, restaurants, lodgings, and tourist attractions including the Cape May boardwalk. Many historic hotels and B&Bs are located in Cape May, and commercial and sport fishing is a significant component of its economy.

Cove Beach, located at Cape May southernmost tip, hosts hundreds of swimmers, sunbathers, surfers, and hikers daily during summer months.

Cape May has been a popular resort for French Canadian tourists for several decades. Cape May County established a tourism office in Montreal, Quebec, but around 1995 it closed due to budget cuts. By 2010, the tourism office of Cape May County established a French language coupon booklet.

Prior to the 1980s, many temporary seasonal workers originated from the Philadelphia and, to a lesser extent, the New York City areas. That decade, there had been a wave of temporary workers from Ireland. By 2004, an improvement in the Irish economy meant that not as many Irish people came in that role, and that many of the temporary workers were now from Eastern Europe.

Arts and culture

Cape May has become known both for its Victorian gingerbread homes and its cultural offerings. The town hosts the Cape May Jazz Festival, the Cape May Music Festival and the Cape May, New Jersey Film Festival. Cape May Stage, an Equity theater founded in 1988, performs at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse on the corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets. East Lynne Theater Company, an Equity professional company specializing in American classics and world premieres, has its mainstage season from June–December and March, with school residencies throughout the year. Cape May is home to the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC), established in 1970 by volunteers who succeeded in saving the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate from demolition. MAC offers a wide variety of tours, activities and events throughout the year for residents and visitors and operates three Cape May area historic sites—the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, the Cape May Lighthouse and the World War II Lookout Tower. The Center for Community Arts (CCA) offers African American history tours of Cape May, arts programs for young people and is transforming the historic Franklin Street School, constructed in 1928 to house African-American students in a segregated school, into a Community Cultural Center.

Cape May is the home of Cape May diamonds, which show up at Sunset Beach and other beaches in the area. These are in fact clear quartz pebbles that wash down from the Delaware River. They begin as prismatic quartz (including the color sub-varieties such as smoky quartz and amethyst) in the quartz veins alongside the Delaware River that get eroded out of the host rock and wash down 200 miles to the shore. Collecting Cape May diamonds is a popular pastime and many tourist shops sell them polished or even as faceted stones.

The Cape May area is also world-famous for the observation of migrating birds, especially in the fall. With over 400 bird species having been recorded in this area by hundreds of local birders, Cape May is arguably the top bird-watching area in the entire Northeastern United States. The Cape May Warbler, a small songbird, takes it name from this location. The Cape May Bird Observatory is based nearby at Cape May Point.

Cape May is also a destination for marine mammal watching. Several species of whales and dolphins can be seen in the waters of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean, many within 10 mi of land, due to the confluence of fresh and saltwater that make for a nutrient rich area for marine life. Whale and dolphin watching cruises are a year-round attraction in Cape May, part of an ecotourism / agritourism industry that generated $450 million in revenue in the county, the most of any in the state.

The Harriet Tubman Museum in downtown Cape May features the life and work of Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist and social activist.

Fisherman's Memorial

Cape May Fisherman's Memorial, located at Baltimore and Missouri Avenues, was built in 1988. It features a circular plaza reminiscent of a giant compass, a granite statue of a mother and two small children looking out to Harbor Cove, and a granite monument listing the names of 75 local fishermen who died at sea. The names begin with Andrew Jeffers, who died in 1893, and include the six people who died in March 2009 with the sinking of the scalloping boat Lady Mary. The granite statue was designed by Heather Baird with Jerry Lynch. The memorial is maintained by the City of Cape May and administered by the Friends of the Cape May Fisherman's Memorial. Visitors often leave a stone or seashell on the statue's base in tribute to the fishermen.

Government

Local government

Effective July 1, 2004, Cape May switched to a Council-Manager form of government under the Faulkner Act, after having used Plan A of the Faulkner Act Small Municipality form since 1995. The city is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the four-member City Council, with all positions elected at-large to four-year terms of office on a non-partisan basis as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters. The Borough Council is elected to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election together and then the mayor and the fourth council seat up for vote together two years later. Following the 2004 elections, the first under the new form of government, lots were drawn to determine which of the newly elected members would serve a four-year term, with the other three serving two-year terms. A city manager is responsible for the city's executive functions, managing Cape May's activities and operation. Voters approved a November 2010 referendum to shift the city's elections from May to November, with city officials estimating that the change would save $30,000 in costs that had been associated with each May election.

In March 2015, Councilman Jerry Inderwies Jr. resigned to protest what he called a "witch hunt" against the police chief. In the November 2015 general election, Roger Furlin was elected to fill the balance of the council seat vacated by Inderwies.

In January 2021, the city council selected Lorraine Baldwin to fill the council seat expiring in 2022 that had been held by Zachary Mullock until he resigned to take office as mayor. Baldwin served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when voters chose her to serve the balance of the term of office. Also in January 2021, Michael Voll was appointed to City Manager.

In November 2021, the city council appointed Michael Yeager to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Christopher Bezaire until he resigned after pleading guilty earlier that month to charges that he had engaged in stalking an ex-girlfriend and that he had been in contempt of court.

, the Mayor of Cape May City is Zachary Mullock, whose term of office ends December 31, 2028. Other members of the Cape May City Council are Deputy Mayor Maureen K. McDade (2026), Lorraine M. Baldwin (2026), Shaine P. Meier (2026), and Steve Bodnar (2028).

Federal, state, and county representation

Cape May City is located in the 2nd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,932 registered voters in Cape May City, of which 452 (23.4%) were registered as Democrats, 838 (43.4%) were registered as Republicans and 640 (33.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens.

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In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 52.2% of the vote (745 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 46.9% (669 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (13 votes), among the 1,442 ballots cast by the city's 1,925 registered voters (15 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 74.9%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 50.9% of the vote (817 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received 46.4% (745 votes), with 1,605 ballots cast among the city's 1,940 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.7%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 53.8% of the vote (942 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received around 44.0% (771 votes), with 1,752 ballots cast among the city's 2,276 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.0.

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In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 72.9% of the vote (737 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 25.8% (261 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (13 votes), among the 1,036 ballots cast by the city's 1,902 registered voters (25 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 52.1% of the vote (608 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat Jon Corzine with 39.1% (457 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 6.8% (80 votes), with 1,168 ballots cast among the city's 2,069 registered voters, yielding a 56.5% turnout.

Infrastructure

Cape May established a desalinization plant in the late 1990s to manage salt going into its water aquifers.

Cape May's current sewage plant in 1960 or 1961, less than a year after the New Jersey Attorney General's deadline for Cape May Point to have a sewage plant, as it had previously dumped sewage in the Delaware Bay; the New Jersey Department of Health had warned the borough about this in 1951. Despite the borough missing the deadline, the state never fined the borough as the Attorney General removed his judgment.

Education

For pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, public school students attend Cape May City Elementary School as part of the Cape May City School District. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school with an enrollment of 169 students and 22.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.5:1. Also attending are students from Cape May Point, a non-operating district, as part of a sending/receiving relationship, with most students in the district coming from the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May.

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend the schools of the Lower Cape May Regional School District, which serves students from Cape May City, Cape May Point, Lower Township and West Cape May. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Richard M. Teitelman Middle School with 439 students in grades 7-8 and Lower Cape May Regional High School (LCMRHS) with 764 students in grades 9–12. In the 2011–12 school year, the city of Cape May paid $6 million in property taxes to cover the district's 120 high school students, an average of $50,000 per student attending the Lower Cape May district. Cape May officials have argued that the district's funding formula based on assessed property values unfairly penalizes Cape May, which has higher property values and a smaller number of high school students as a percentage of the population than the other constituent districts, especially Lower Township. The high school district's board of education has nine members, who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year Seats on the board are allocated based on population, with Cape May City assigned one seat.

Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. Special needs students may be referred to Cape May County Special Services School District in the Cape May Court House area.

The nearest private Catholic school serving Cape May is Wildwood Catholic Academy (Pre-K12) in North Wildwood, under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

Colleges and universities in the Cape May area include Atlantic Cape Community College, Rutgers University–Camden, and the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.

The Cape May Branch of the Cape May County Public Library is located in Cape May City. The library was previously in city hall but later moved to a standalone building. In 2009 an estimated $507,800 renovation was to take place with $395,300, or about 78% of the expenses, paid by Cape May County. In 2024 it moved from a previous location to the renovated Franklin Street School. A task force convened by Cape May City Council stated that the former library on Ocean Street should be used as a community center.

History of education

According to an 1868 article in The Inkwell by William Lycett, historically Cape May had a school known as the "Indian Queen.", until another school opened in 1868. He also stated that his father operated a private educational institution.

The first Cape May High School, built in 1901, was designed by Seymour Davis and built for $35,000. In 1917 a new Cape May High School facility was built, with the 1901 building becoming an elementary school. Cape May High School educated students of all races. Cape May High closed effective December 22, 1960, and LCMRHS opened in 1961. the first Cape May High School building was demolished, and was replaced with an Acme Markets location that occupied the site starting in the 1970s. The second Cape May High School building has since become the city hall and police station.

Cape May previously had its own Catholic K–8 school, Our Lady Star of the Sea School, which served as the parish school for Our Lady Star of the Sea, St. John of God (North Cape May) and St. Raymond (Villas) churches. The St. Raymond School closed in 2007 with students sent to Our Lady Star of the Sea. In 2010 Our Lady Star of the Sea merged into Cape Trinity Regional School (Pre-K–8) in North Wildwood. That school in turn merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy in 2020.

Starting in 2010, discussions were under way regarding a possible consolidation of the districts of Cape May City, Cape May Point and the West Cape May School District.

The Franklin Street School opened as the current library due to a renovation worth $11,000,000. About one and one half years was the duration of the project completion. The opening ceremony involved a chain of people moving books between the old and new libraries with their hands.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the city had a total of 31.63 mi of roadways, of which 24.99 mi were maintained by the municipality and 6.64 mi by Cape May County.

Route 109 leads into Cape May from the north and provides access to the southern terminus of the Garden State Parkway along with U.S. Route 9 in neighboring Lower Township. U.S. Route 9 leads to the Cape May–Lewes Ferry, which heads across the Delaware Bay to Lewes, Delaware.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides service to Philadelphia on the 313 and 315 routes and to Atlantic City on the 552 route, with seasonal service to Philadelphia on the 316 route and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 319 route.

The Great American Trolley Company operates trolley service in Cape May daily during the summer months, running along a loop route through the city.

The city is served by rail from the Cape May City Rail Terminal, offering excursion train service on the Cape May Seashore Lines from the terminal located at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Elmira Street.

The city last had regional passenger train service by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in the mid-1960s. Final service into Camden, New Jersey (across the Delaware River from Philadelphia) ended in January 1966, while service to Lindenwold station ended in October 1981.

Ferry transport

The Delaware River and Bay Authority operates the Cape May-Lewes Ferry year-round, a 70-85 minute across Delaware Bay to Lewes, Delaware, carrying passengers and cars. The ferry constitutes a portion of U.S. Route 9.

The Delaware River and Bay Authority operates a shuttle bus in the summer months which connects the Cape May Welcome Center with the Cape May–Lewes Ferry terminal.

Media

Cape May is served by several media outlets including WCFA-LP 101.5 FM, a commercial-free jazz and community station, the weekly Cape May Star and Wave, two free weekly newspapers, The Cape May Gazette and Exit Zero, and local websites CapeMay.com and Cape May Times.

The countywide newspaper is Cape May County Herald.

The regional newspapers for the area including Cape May County are the Press of Atlantic City, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The name Exit Zero refers to the town's location at the far southern end of the Garden State Parkway near the intersection with Route 109. Informally, the entire town is sometimes called Exit Zero.

Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

The United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey is the nation's only Coast Guard Recruit Training Center. In 1924, the U.S. Coast Guard occupied the base and established air facilities for planes used in support of United States Customs Service efforts. During the Prohibition era, several cutters were assigned to Cape May to foil rumrunners operating off the New Jersey coast. After Prohibition, the Coast Guard all but abandoned Cape May leaving a small air/sea rescue contingent. For a short period of time (1929–1934), part of the base was used as a civilian airport. With the advent of World War II, a larger airstrip was constructed and the United States Navy returned to train aircraft carrier pilots. The over the water approach simulated carrier landings at sea. The Coast Guard also increased its Cape May forces for coastal patrol, anti-submarine warfare, air/sea rescue and buoy service. In 1946, the Navy relinquished the base to the Coast Guard. The Cape May Airport still houses the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum.

In 1948, all entry-level training on the U.S. East Coast was moved to the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Receiving Station in Cape May. The U.S. Coast Guard consolidated all recruit training functions in Cape May in 1982. Over 350 military and civilian personnel and their dependents are attached to the Cape May Training Center.

In popular culture

• Cape May is the subject of the song "On the Way to Cape May", originally sung by Cozy Morley.
• The 1980s horror film The Prowler was filmed entirely on location in Cape May.
• The town lends its name to the Cape May Cafe, a restaurant in the Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World.
• In The Blacklist, Cape May is the setting in the episode "Cape May".
• Scenes for the film A Complete Unknown, a biopic about Bob Dylan featuring Timothée Chalamet, were filmed in Cape May in the spring of 2024. Cape May served as a suitable location to mimic Newport, Rhode Island and the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, where Dylan first performed in public with an electric guitar. Minimal redress was needed, given the resort's commitment to its designation as a National Historic Landmark, with its concentration of Victorian architecture as well as other 19th and 20th century architectural motifs.
• On 8/28/2025 the single "Ode to Cape May," A song by Nikki Fournier was released by Partridge Records and Music, LLC

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cape May include:

• Douglas Adams (1876–1931), cricketer, who played for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia in First class cricket
• Cliff Anderson (1929–1979), football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants
• Nan Brooks (1935–2018), children's book illustrator
• Thomas Cannuli, professional poker player, known for finishing 6th place in the 2015 WSOP Main Event and winning a WSOP bracelet in the $3,333 WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
• Frederick B. Dent (1922–2019), politician who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from 1973 to 1975
• Eugene Grace (1876–1960), president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation from 1916 to 1945
• Bubba Green (born 1957), football player who played defensive lineman for one season for the Baltimore Colts
• T. Millet Hand (1902–1956), politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and served as mayor of Cape May
• Thomas H. Hughes (1769–1839), the founder and owner of the Congress Hall Hotel, and a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
• Chris Jay (born 1978), musician, actor and screenwriter. Founding member of the band, Army of Freshmen
• Alan Kotok (1941–2006), computer scientist known for his work at Digital Equipment Corporation and at the World Wide Web Consortium
• John Henry Kurtz (1945–2008), singer-songwriter and actor best known for performing the song "Drift Away"
• John D. Lankenau (1817–1901), German-American businessman and philanthropist
• Jarena Lee (1783–1864), the first woman authorized to preach by Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1819
• Anthony Maher (born 1979), professional soccer forward
• Myles Martel (born 1943), communication adviser
• Sylvius Moore (1912–2004), football player and coach who was head coach of the Hampton Pirates football team
• Richie Phillips (1940–2013), sports union leader
• Bill Pilczuk (born 1971), competitive swimmer
• Louis Purnell (1920–2001), curator at the National Air and Space Museum and earlier in life, a decorated Tuskegee Airman
• Emil Salvini (born 1949), author, historian and host / creator of PBS's Tales of the Jersey Shore
• Charles W. Sandman Jr. (1921–1985), politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district and was the party's candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1973
• I. Grant Scott (1897–1964), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, the New Jersey Senate and as Mayor of Cape May
• Barbara Lee Smith (born 1938), mixed media artist, writer, educator and curator
• Witmer Stone (1866–1939), ornithologist who did much of his research in Cape May
• Julius H. Taylor (1914–2011), professor emeritus at Morgan State University who was chairperson of the department of physics.
• Harriet Tubman (1822–1913), abolitionist and social activist who, after escaping slavery, made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people; she is honored with a museum in the city
• Paul Volcker (1927–2019), former chairman of the United States Federal Reserve who was born here while his father was the Cape May city manager
• John B. Walthour (1904–1952), 4th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

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113. [https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1928464/Cape_May_City_Board_of_Education_Policies_-0000_Series-_Board_Bylaws.pdf#page=7 Cape May City Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Cape May City School District. Accessed February 11, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Cape May City School District. Composition: The Cape May City School District comprises all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cape May City."
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116. [http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/2013/narrative/09/0710/09-0710-000.html Cape May City School District 2013 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive. link. (December 30, 2016 , [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 29, 2016. "The District is a one-school district. 60% of the students come from the United States Coast Guard Training Center based in Cape May; 25% from Cape May City residents; and 15% from the Low-income Housing Authority, and three students from the sending district of Cape May Point.")
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122. Fichter, Jack. [http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/government/article_12ad807f-e254-5a5d-9964-fcf526f88836.html "Cape May Paying $50K Per Student to Regional School District"] {{Webarchive. link. (May 17, 2021 , ''[[Cape May County Herald]]'', January 4, 2012. Accessed March 21, 2018. "Cape May — Taxpayers here pay $50,000 per year for each student sent to the Lower Cape May Regional High School District, a total of $6 million per year.... Deputy Mayor Jack Wichterman said Cape May was paying $6 million to send 120 kids to the regional school district.... 'We have no say in the formula that's utilized to determine how much money we pay to that school district,' he said. 'There are several formulas that can be used and the one that the Lower Township members of that school board chose to use is the one that penalizes the City of Cape May because our real estate values are so much higher than they are in Lower Township.'")
123. link. (May 17, 2021 , [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2020. "The Lower Cape May Regional School District (District) is a Type II school district located in Cape May County, New Jersey and covers an area of approximately 34 square miles. As a Type II school district, it functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is {{sic). comprised. of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member’s terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for all of Lower Cape May Regional’s students in grades 7 through 12."
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126. [https://www.capemaytech.com/faq.html Frequently Asked Questions] {{Webarchive. link. (October 27, 2019 , [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School.... The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County.")
127. [https://www.capemaytech.com/hs-admissions.html Technical High School Admissions] {{Webarchive. link. (October 27, 2019 , [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All students who are residents of Cape May County may apply to the Technical High School.")
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139. Ianeri, Brian. (2009-05-12). "Our Lady Star of the Sea school in Cape May to close in 2010". [[Press of Atlantic City]].
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143. Barlow, Bill. (2024-06-13). "Cape May launches new library with 'book brigade'". [[Press of Atlantic City]].
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151. [http://www.capemayseashorelines.org/rcs_s-l.php Rio Grande–Cape May Line] {{webarchive. link. (2015-07-23 , [[Cape May Seashore Lines]]. Accessed May 26, 2016.)
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153. Cape May-Lewes ferry, schedules and fares https://www.cmlf.com/schedules-fares {{Webarchive. link. (November 19, 2018)
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156. Hoffman, Barbara. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/334389310 "Killing Kitsch - Going Beyond the Quaint in Cape May; Cape Crusader"], ''[[New York Post]]'', August 28, 2007. Accessed October 8, 2013. "I knew it was down there - I just didn't care. After 25 years in North Jersey, a k a 'the very West Side,' I'd never ventured down the shore to Cape May. I'm not alone. Randomly polled neighbors - who routinely head to the Hamptons and Cape Cod - showed zero interest in the Garden State Parkway's Exit Zero, hailed for its gingerbread Victoriana by the sea."
157. Kluger, Cindy J. [http://www.capemay.com/magazine/2000/11/from-rum-to-subs-the-coast-guard-in-cape-may/ "From rum to subs: The Coast Guard in Cape May"] {{Webarchive. link. (August 27, 2009 , ''Cape May Magazine'', November 1, 2000. Accessed October 7, 2013. "In 1924, the Coast Guard took over the World War I Cape May City's naval air station fighting the rumrunners and bootleggers with eight seventy-five foot patrol boats.... Over time they were united and placed under the umbrella of the USCG, which, in turn, was placed under Navy Department control in 1941, moved to Treasury Department control in 1946, and finally transferred to the newly-formed Department of Transportation in 1967, where it remains today.")
158. [http://www.uscg.mil/hq/capemay/visitorinfo/history.asp History of Training Center Cape May] {{Webarchive. link. (May 13, 2011 , [[United States Coast Guard]]. Accessed July 4, 2011.)
159. link. (January 12, 2016 , ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', February 8, 2003. Accessed April 20, 2012. "About half of Cozy Morley's statue is paid for, and organizers are looking for help with the other half. The money, about $60,000, is earmarked for a life-size bronze statue of Morley along with a Memorial Day weekend tribute to the popular entertainer known for singing the famed tune ''On the Way to Cape May.''")
160. link. (January 12, 2016 , ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', September 17, 1989. Accessed April 20, 2012. "''The Prowler'' (1980, Cape May)")
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162. Walker, Jodi. [https://ew.com/recap/the-blacklist-season-3-episode-19/ "The Blacklist recap: Cape May"] {{Webarchive. link. (July 8, 2019 , ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', April 22, 2016. Accessed July 8, 2019.)
163. (May 14, 2024). "Inside Look: Timothée Chalamet's Cape May Movie Set Tour".
164. (August 27, 2025). "Ode to Cape May".
165. [https://cricketarchive.com/Players/27/27409/27409.html Douglas Adams] {{Webarchive. link. (December 6, 2017 , Cricket Archives. Accessed November 22, 2016.)
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167. link. (November 23, 2016 , MB Artists. Accessed November 22, 2016. "Nan grew up in Cape May, New Jersey, and studied advertising design at the University of the Arts (formerly PCA) in Philadelphia.")
168. Weinberg, David. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-man-pursues-glory-in-world-series-of-poker-starting-sunday/article_142372d2-84e5-11e5-aaa7-23e287fdc684.html "Cape man pursues glory in World Series of Poker starting Sunday"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', November 7, 2015. Accessed August 20, 2020. "Tom Cannuli, 23, Cape May – 12,250,000... Now, the 2010 Lower Cape May Regional High School graduate is on the brink of poker stardom."
169. [http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/pers0147.htm "Frederick Baily Dent Twenty-First Secretary of Commerce."] {{Webarchive. link. (November 23, 2016 , NOAA Photo Library at the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. Accessed November 22, 2016. "Frederick B. Dent was born in Cape May, New Jersey, on August 17, 1922.")
170. [https://engineering.lehigh.edu/alumni/eugene-g-grace Eugene G. Grace] {{Webarchive. link. (October 27, 2019 , [[Lehigh University]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "Born in Cape May, New Jersey on August 27, 1876, Grace was the son of a sea captain.")
171. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeBu21.htm Bubba Green] {{Webarchive. link. (June 22, 2019 , [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed November 22, 2016.)
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174. [http://www.armyoffreshmen.com/press/aof_bio.pdf Pree bio] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-02-03 , [[Army of Freshmen]]. Accessed October 7, 2013. "Started by lead singer, Chris Jay, who moved as a teenager by himself to California from his hometown of Cape May, New Jersey, and met fellow AOF members, Aaron Goldberg, Owen Bucey, Dan Clark and Kai Dodson at a local coffeehouse where he was performing, the band first made a name for themselves in the Ventura County area.")
175. [http://www.kotok.org/ Welcome to the Web site of Alan Kotok] {{Webarchive. link. (October 30, 2016 , Kotok.org. Accessed November 22, 2016. "I live in Cambridge, MA, USA and Cape May, NJ, USA")
176. [https://www.vaildaily.com/news/obituaries/former-vail-resident-john-henry-kurtz-1945-2008/ "Former Vail resident, John Henry Kurtz, 1945–2008"], ''[[Vail Daily]]'', March 19, 2008. Accessed December 21, 2023. "John Henry Kurtz, 62, a Vail resident from 1973 to 1981 who lived in Cape May, N.J., passed away peacefully at Cape May Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House, N.J., on March 8."
177. Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1901/08/31/archives/john-d-lankenau-dead.html "John D. Lankenau Dead."] {{Webarchive. link. (July 26, 2018 , ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 31, 1901. Accessed November 22, 2016. "John D. Lankenau, well-known philanthropist and member of the Drexel family, who was stricken with paralysis last Wednesday, died this afternoon at his residence in this city. He was eighty-four years of age. Early in the Summer he sustained his first stroke of paralysis in his Summer home at Cape May, N.J., but he recovered sufficiently to return to this city at the end of July.")
178. Washington, Eric. [https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/pastorsandpreachers/jarena-lee.html "Jarena Lee Trailblazing African American Preacher and 'self-made' woman."] {{Webarchive. link. (August 3, 2020 , ''[[Christianity Today]]'', May 23, 2017. Accessed August 20, 2020. "According to her autobiography, Lee was born on February 11, 1783 in Cape May, New Jersey.")
179. [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/kixx-agree-to-terms-with-three-vets-cape-may-native-anthony-maher/n-3731353 "KiXX agree to terms with three vets, Cape May native Anthony Maher"] {{Webarchive. link. (November 23, 2016 , OurSportsCentral, October 22, 2008. Accessed November 22, 2016. "The KiXX will be Maher's sixth team in eight years, having spent the last two with the Wave. The Cape May, NJ native scored 13 goals in 26 games last season for Milwaukee, who finished in a tie for first place during the regular season with a superb 22–8 record.")
180. DeAngelis, Martin. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/reagan-s-debate-adviser-to-share-stories-in-cape-may/article_bcaaf750-46a8-5b50-adbb-0e7396362919.html "Reagan's debate adviser to share stories in Cape May"] {{Webarchive. link. (November 23, 2016 , ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', October 16, 2014. Accessed November 22, 2016. "Still, Martel – a part-time Cape May resident and 'leadership communications adviser' in his working life at Martel & Associates – spent a lot of face time with the man on his way to becoming the 40th president of the United States.")
181. [https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailypress/obituary.aspx?n=sylvius-s-moore&pid=2605127 "Sylvius S. Moore Sr."], ''[[Daily Press (Virginia)]]'', September 12, 2014. Accessed August 20, 2020. "Mr. Moore, the son of the late William J. Moore and Susie Smothers Moore, was born on Feb. 24, 1912, in Cape May, N.J."
182. Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/sports/baseball/richie-phillips-union-leader-who-helped-and-hurt-umpires-dies-at-72.html "Richie Phillips, Union Leader Who Helped and Hurt Umpires, Dies at 72"] {{Webarchive. link. (December 24, 2016 , ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 4, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2013. "Richie Phillips, a boisterous, street-shrewd lawyer who quintupled the salaries of major league baseball umpires as their union representative, then caused many of them to lose their jobs by having them resign en masse, died Friday at his home in Cape May, N.J. He was 72.")
183. [[Frank Litsky. Litsky, Frank]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/03/sports/goodwill-games-popov-defeats-us-rival-and-it-isn-t-even-close.html "Goodwill Games; Popov Defeats U.S. Rival, and It Isn't Even Close"] {{Webarchive. link. (January 12, 2016 , ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 3, 1998. Accessed October 9, 2012. "Pilczuk, from Cape May, N.J., was six inches behind Yegorov, a disappointment for someone who upset Popov at this distance in last January's world championships.")
184. Barnes, Bat. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/08/16/curator-and-tuskegee-airman-louis-purnell-dies/be81e858-2409-48f3-9e9a-d3087fa4c183/ "Curator and Tuskegee Airman Louis Purnell Dies"] {{Webarchive. link. (November 23, 2016 , ''[[The Washington Post]]'', August 16, 2001. Accessed November 22, 2016. "Mr. Purnell was born in Snow Hill, Md., and grew up in Wilmington, Del., and Cape May, N.J.")
185. Staff. [https://archive.today/20130131142423/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1758706021.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+09,+2006&author=&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=The+lure+of+the+boards&pqatl=google "The Lure of the Boards"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', July 9, 2006. Accessed November 22, 2016. "'Every boardwalk has its own personality,' said Emil Salvini, of Cape May, author of ''Boardwalk Memories.''"
186. via ''[[Associated Press]]''. [https://www.nytimes.com/1966/07/07/archives/gop-picks-sandman-to-run-for-congress-in-new-jersey.html "G.O.P. Picks Sandman to Run For Congress in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive. link. (July 26, 2018 , ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 7, 1966. Accessed November 22, 2016. "Mr. Sandman, 44 years old, of Cape May City, was selected by a screening committee of G.O.P. chairmen of Atlantic, Salem, Cape May and Cumberland Counties, which comprise the newly formed district.")
187. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/18/archives/i-grant-scott-67-cape-may-mayor.html "I. Grant Scott, 67, Caoe May Mayor"] {{Webarchive. link. (November 21, 2021 , ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 18, 1964. Accessed August 20, 2020. "Cape May, N. J., Nov. 17 (AP) – Mayor I. Grant Scott, a former State Senator and Assemblyman, died at his home today of a heart attack. He was 67 years old. Mr. Scott, a retired clerk of the New Jersey Superior court, was elected to his second term as Mayor in May.")
188. [http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-barbara-lee-smith-15658 "Oral history interview with Barbara Lee Smith, 2009 March 16–17"] {{Webarchive. link. (November 23, 2016 , [[Archives of American Art]]. Accessed November 22, 2016. "Ms. Riedel: Well, I think that's a perfect segue back to the East Coast, where you grew up, and this full circle that we're talking about. You spent a lot of time growing up in Cape May, and certainly nature, the immensity of nature there, is extremely moving. Ms. Smith: Oh, yeah. It's wonderful. It was a great place to grow up.")
189. Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1939/05/25/archives/dr-witmer-stone-ornithologist-72-member-of-academy-of-natural.html "Dr. Witmer Stone, Ornithologist, 72; Member of Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for 51 Years Dies"] {{Webarchive. link. (July 22, 2018 , ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 25, 1939. Accessed July 4, 2011.)
190. Rasmussen, Frederick N. [https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2011-09-04-bs-md-ob-julius-taylor-20110904-story.html "Julius Henry Taylor, head of Morgan's physics department, dies"], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', September 4, 2011. Accessed August 23, 2022. "The son of a brick mason and a homemaker, Dr. Taylor, one of six children, was born and raised in Cape May, N.J."
191. [http://www.ny.frb.org/aboutthefed/PVolckerbio.html Paul A. Volcker] {{Webarchive. link. (December 9, 2012 , [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]]. Accessed April 20, 2012. "Mr. Volcker was born on September 1927 in Cape May, New Jersey.")
192. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928073812/http://www.episcopaldioceseofatlantacentennial.org/History/bishop_walthour.htm "The Rt. Rev. John Buchman Walthour Bishop of Atlanta 1951"], [[Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 28, 2007. Accessed November 22, 2016. "John Buchman Walthour was forty eight when he was elected the fourth Bishop of Atlanta. He was born August 24, 1904 in Cape May, New Jersey, to Harry Clayton and Helen Millward Walthour."