From the Ghost Tracks of Sunset Beach to the inferno that consumed 40 acres of prime downtown to the fire-and-brimstone preacher who changed the shape of the town, dig into a treasure trove of stories that celebrate the characters, landmarks and secrets of America’s Original Seaside Resort, aka Exit Zero.
The Day A Final Act Of The War Played Out Right Here
Cape May was turned over during the course of three days and five high tides by a slow-moving grinder that would come to be known as the Great Atlantic Storm, the Five High Storm or the Ash Wednesday Storm.
A substantial Black presence shaped this place for generations, and a wave of markers, restorations, programming and public history is trying to give that legacy the space it deserves.
Some time around seven o’clock on the morning of November 9, 1878, workmen on the roof of the Stockton Hotel saw smoke coming from the Ocean House on Perry Street, across from Congress Hall.
On some days at Higbee Beach (or nights, if you’re feeling brave — it’s spooky out there), the Delaware Bay does a magic trick.
