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Cape May County is the southernmost county in New Jersey. It has been a popular tourist destination since colonial times. and the city of Cape May claims to be the nation's oldest seashore...

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Jetty Jockey
In today's update, we cross over Dennis Creek to take a look at the village of South Dennis. As you can see, there's been a bit of development on the southern bank of Dennis Creek. Most of the development is to the west of the tile. A reason for this is the heavily wooded areas north of Dennisville Road (northern East-West road) is part of the Dennis Creek Wildlife Management area. Once east of the village, the areas south of NJ 83 ( southern East West Road) is part of the Beaver Swamp Wildlife Management...
Jetty Jockey
<DISCLAIMER > Lots of pics, so please be patient waiting for them to load In today's update, we visit southwestern Middle Township to look at the towns of Green Creek and Del Haven. Green Creek (pronounced by the locals as Green Crick) is a small rural town located between the headwaters of Green Creek ( top, right) and Fishing Creek ( bottom, left and right corners). It is the southernmost of the "Crikker" towns . ( See update 2-26, "Crikkers" for explanation). The area was settled in the mid 1700s , and...
Jetty Jockey
After a bit of a hiatus, I'm picking up the journal where I left off. A lot has happened in the past year. Cape May County is recovering nicely from the damage dealt by Hurricane Sandy, and I've had a few events in my personal life, like getting married and buying a house and doing all the little things that go along with them . The good news ( for fans of the journal) is my new home is in Cape May Court House and is a more centralized location , making fact finding explorations a lot easier than the half...
Jetty Jockey
Wow, so many replies to the Stone Harbor update! I really do appreciate the feedback. Rather than take up space in the next update, which should be ready later in the weekend, I'll answer them here. While ya read, You can listen to "On the Way to Cape May". Written in 1961 by Buddy Nugent, the tune circulated from one band to another around Cape May County in the second half of the 20th Century. It became regionally popular when Al Alberts recorded it and increased its broadcast exposure on radio and TV....
Jetty Jockey

2-25 : Stone Harbor

By Jetty Jockey,

In today's installment we continue south along Seven Mile Beach Island to the town of Stone Harbor. Stone Harbor was undeveloped until the middle of the 19th century. The first building, an inn, was erected in 1891 near what is now 80th Street. Seven cottages formed the original resort. It is claimed that the name came from an English seaman, Captain Stone, who sought refuge here during a storm. In 1907, the dunes were leveled and the marshes filled in, and basins were dredged from land adjacent to the...
Jetty Jockey

2-23: Townsend's Inlet

By Jetty Jockey,

In today's update , we move back offshore to the Townsend's Inlet tile. Townsend's Inlet seperates Ludlam's Beach Island from Seven Mile Beach Island. On the northern shore is the Townsend's Inlet section of Dennis Township. South of the inlet is the northermost section of the incorporated borough of Avalon. Ocean Drive ( County Road 619) connects to Sea Isle City to the north and to downtown Avalon to the south. There are no connections to the mainland from this tile. Aerial view of Townsend's Inlet, the...
Jetty Jockey
Hello and happy Labor Day ! In today's update we will be visiting the town of Cape May Court House in Middle Township. Grab a snack and settle in, as this is a fairly lengthy update <CLICK ON PICS FOR LARGER IMAGES> Cape May Court House is the county seat of Cape May County, and the center of government for both the county and the township of Middle. In 1695, prominent whaler Shagmar Hand purchased over 1100 acres of land from the West Jersey Society. After the first survey by Shagmar's nephew Jeremiah,...
Jetty Jockey
Hello again. Work is ongoing on the Cape May Court House tile. At the moment it's about 60% complete. So while we wait, we'll visit the Crest Haven tile. East of the County Park is the Crest Haven section of Middle Township. Located east of the Garden State Parkway at exit 11 , the Crest Haven Complex is home to several of the county's agencies and utilities. A trash to steam plant at the County Municipal Utilities Authority helps fulfill the county's waste disposal needs. Cape May Tech provides an...
Jetty Jockey
Today we continue our look at Dennisville, featuring the villages of North Dennis and South Dennis. Development is now complete from NJ 47 northward to the Woodbine city line. As I've said before, this journal is a learning process, and I've today I've learned an important lesson. Photobucket automatically resizes my pics to 800 x 600 , so I've been able to leave my screenshots as-is instead of resizing them to a smaller version before posting them . Now if you click on the pics, a larger, more detailed...
Jetty Jockey
Hello again ! In today's update, we take a look at the southern end of Swainton and the Seigtown tile. There is no town of South Seaville, nor is there a Seigtown . This section of Middle Township is technically part of Cape May Court House. (hey, I had to call it something) Most of the development is along US Route 9 ( north - south road, center), Swainton - Goshen Road ( County Road 646, northernmost east-west road) , and Seigtown Road (County Road 652 , the southern east-west road) . The Primary...
Jetty Jockey
In today's update we leave Dennis Township and continue south on US Route 9 to view the northern half of Swainton. Swainton is an unincorporated section of northeastern Middle Township. Once just rural farmland, it has in recent years been developed into a pleasant bedroom community. The older structures are along Seashore Road (US Route 9). Newer developments are on tree lined streets that branch out east and west from US Route 9. At the southern end of the tile, County Road 601 ( Avalon Boulevard) heads...
Jetty Jockey
Welcome ! In today's update we return to the mainland for a look at the Clermont tile. < CLICK ON PICS FOR LARGER IMAGES > Clermont is an unincorporated section of Dennis Township, located at the southeastern corner of the township. It sits on the relatively high ground that runs along the eastern side of the county, 13 feet above sea level. East of the tile is the tidemarsh seperating the mainland from the barrier islands. To the west is the Beaver Swamp, one of the county's many wildlife refuges....
Jetty Jockey
Hello again! In this installment I'm going to fill out the rest of Ludlam's Beach Island before returning to the mainland. Due to the length of the Sea Isle City update, I didn't include them there. North of downtown Sea Isle City are the Whale Beach section of the city and the southern end of the town of Strathmere, in Upper Township. Whale Beach is so named because Joeseph Ludlam and colleagues operated a whaling operation here in the 18th century. They built thier fortunes at the expense of the great...
Jetty Jockey
Hello ! Here it is June at the Jersey Shore and we haven't been to the beach yet. In today's update we are going offshore to Ludlam's Beach Island to visit the resort of Sea Isle City. Get comfortable, this is a fairly lengthy update . The first visitors to the island were Leni-Lenape natives, who journeyed from the mainland to fish and to collect shells for wampum, which was made from the purple lining of clam shells. Joeseph Ludlam was the first owner of the island, purchasing the land in 1692 from the...
Jetty Jockey
Hello ! In this week's installment we look at the Ocean View tile. Ocean View is an unincorporated section of southeastern Dennis Township Unlike its northern neighbor Seaville, Ocean View is considerably less developed. The Garden State Parkway runs east of the village, but there is no direct access to that major traffic artery from Ocean View. Route 9 ( also known as Shore Road) crosses the Magnolia Lake dam . Mill Creek leads off eastward from the lake towards the tidal marshes. US Route 9 is the...
Jetty Jockey
Welcome to the next segment of my city journal. After eighteen months of terraforming, I'm ready to begin the next phase of the project : populating the region and recreating what's here . I've settled on a natural growth process that suprisingly mirrors the historical growth of the region. I'll be developing the mainland sections first. Historically, the mainland areas were developed first due to the presence of fresh water needed for settlement and development. In the Sim version, I'm starting on the...
Jetty Jockey
Hello ! In today's update we look at the borough of Woodbine. Woodbine was founded in 1891 as a haven for Eastern European Jews who were being persecuted in the Czarist pogroms. The Baron DeHirsch Fund, organized by the millionaire railroad tycoon Baron DeHirsch, purchased 5300 acres of land in Dennis Township to start a settlement. Immigrants from Poland and Russia were invited to settle the new community. Within two years, they cleared the forest and built a town. 800 acres of land were set aside as town...
Jetty Jockey
I've received enough comments on the Goshen chapter to warrant a seperate entry to answer them all, rather than filling up space in the next entry. Thank you for your interest, it really means a lot to me. Also, I'd like to let you know that work is progressing on the next update,featuring the incorporated city of Woodbine, which should be ready in a few days. I've been experimenting with a few extra things, and so far am pleased with the results . I hope you will be too. Stay tuned ! For now, I'll leave...
Jetty Jockey
In today's update we continue south along Seven Mile Beach Island to the upscale resort of Avalon. < CLICK ON PICS FOR A LARGER VERSION> The island was originally covered by a thriving juniper forest, and used by the Lenni-Lenape for fishing. In 1722, Aaron Leaming purchased the land for 79 pounds, 10 shillings. It was used for grazing cattle and harvesting timber, and was uninhabited for over 100 years due to a lack of a fresh water supply. It is rumored that Captain Kidd and other pirates used the...
Jetty Jockey
In today's entry , we will be looking at the Cape May County Park tile in Middle Township Located in Middle Township just north of Cape May Court House, the Cape May County Park and Zoo cover about 220 acres of woodland, ponds, and marshes. Located between US Route 9 (easternmost north - south road) and Dennisville Road ( western FAR road, CR 657), this section of the county has been set aside for the recreation of residents and tourists alike. While there is some development along US 9 and a few homes...
Jetty Jockey
In today's update , we move east from Woodbine to the Mount Pleasant section of Dennis Township Mount Pleasant is a sparsely populated section of Dennis Township located at the intersection of County Roads 610 ( Dennisville - Petersburg Road) and 550 ( Woodbine - Ocean View Road) As I brought up in the terraforming section of the journal, when the glaciers receded at the end of the Ice Age they left behind a 150 foot high ridge of sand and gravel east of where Woodbine now sits. Over the years, most of...
Jetty Jockey

2 - 26 : Crikkers

By Jetty Jockey,

In today's update we return to the Delaware Bayshore. This is a rural section of western Middle Township, between Dias Creek ( pronounced by the locals as Dye-az Crick ) and Green Creek (Green Crick). The inhabitants of this area are referred to as "Crikkers" by uppity folks from the islands and other more ""civilized" areas of the county , a term meaning "hick" or "redneck". They are a simple folk; farmers, trappers, fishermen, and tradesmen who spend most of thier workday outdoors . Crikkers would rather...
Jetty Jockey
Hello ! In today's update we will be looking at Middle Township east of Cape May Court House East of Court House are the Scotch Bonnet, Benny's Landing, and Shellbay landing tiles. This is one of the few locations in the county where development has infringed upon the tidemarsh. The Scotch Bonnet section of Middle Township is a collection of homes lining the side of the Stone Harbor causeway. The roadbed is raised a few feet above the tidal marsh to make it accessible during higher tides. The area takes...
Jetty Jockey
In today's posting, we continue our trek south along the Delaware Bayshore. Today's focus is on western Middle Township, in particular, the town of Dias Creek and Cook's and Kimble's Beach . NJ 47 runs north to south through Dias Creek, following the track of the colonial stagecoach route. In the late 1700s and early 1800s , development of Dennis Creek and Cape Island (Cape May) brought prosperity to the tiny bayshore towns in between them. One of these was Dyer's Creek ( renamed Dias Creek at a later...
Jetty Jockey
In today's update we return to the western shore of the county, focusing on the area around Reed's Beach. It is a sparsely populated section of Middle Township, comprised mostly of salt marsh and farmland. Heading south on NJ 47 from Goshen, the road crosses Bidwell's Creek. Upstream of the bridge the creek branches, with Bidwell's Creek heading east and Skeeter Island Creek turning south. Skeeter Island ( east of the creek) is a Federal Wildlife sanctuary and access is prohibited. About a mile south of...
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