Remembering South Cape May: The Jersey Shore Town That Vanished Into the Sea

by Joseph G. Burcher

Book Overview

Few would imagine that the land currently occupied by the Nature Conservancy's Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, or "the Meadows," was once the picturesque Jersey Shore town of South Cape May.

By the early twentieth century, a striking hotel and homes designed by renowned Victorian-era architects dotted the landscape. Residents and visitors alike spotted rumrunners racing across the beachfront during Prohibition and endured World...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596293144
• ISBN13: 9781596293144
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"