Path of the South Cape May Electric Trolley (1892-1918)

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This is the approximate path of the electric trolley, until it was washed away in a storm in 1918. The storm also damaged South Cape May, and along with the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane, eventually the entire town was swamped and now what little debris remains is buried in the wetlands and off-shore. See links below...
"Established in the 1840's, South Cape May was once a Victorian resort town boasting modest vacation cottages until a storm surge washed much of the town away during the 1950’s. Today, remnants of the town lie offshore, scattered on the ocean floor. The few homes that survived were re-located to West Cape May and Cape May City." (www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unit...
www.counterpunch.org/2013/12/20/a-lost-atlantis-in-sout...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Cape_May,_New_Jersey
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Coordinates:   38°55'49"N   74°56'50"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago