August 18, 2017
Not many people think of glass making when they think of Cape May County, but during the early to mid-1800’s, there were three glass making factories in the county. The...
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Not many people think of glass making when they think of Cape May County, but during the early to mid-1800’s, there were three glass making factories in the county. The...
Concrete ships are built of steel and ferrocement (reinforced concrete) instead of more traditional materials, such as steel or wood. During both World War I and World War II, steel...
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the Colonies barely had an army, let alone a navy. To help support the cause, the Continental Congress issues Letters of Marque to...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Keep the Home Fires Burning – Cape May County and America at War is the topic of the County Clerk’s annual Archives Day Presentation and...
Although Henry Hudson “discovered” Cape May, his actual visit was short lived and involuntary. A little history first. Hudson had made two trips in search of a passage to China...
The Kechemeche were part of the Lenni Lenape Council and were the original inhabitants of the southern part of Cape May County. The Lenape were the first settlers in the...
The history of the county can’t be told without including the story of the Crest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. In 1821, the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders...
