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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
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
Greetings, friends, and Happy New Year. Sorry for the delay in getting a post up, but as you can expect, things have been a bit crazy here along the Jersey Shore the past few months. Compared to the devastation experienced to the northern end of the state, we here in Cape May County got off relatively easy. It's been two months since Sandy pummelled the area, and Cape May County is recovering well. There was no gas rationing here. Power was restored to most of the county by the end of the week ( giving a...
Jetty Jockey

Road Work

By Jetty Jockey,

Cape May County's transportation network has changed relatively little in the 300 plus years of its existance. Before the coming of the Europeans, the Lenni Lenape natives had built an extensive network of trails across southern New Jersey. These were used for their seasonal migrations to the coast in early summer , where they would hunt, fish and collect shells for making wampum. These trails, generally two to three feet across, traversed the easiest paths, avoiding swamps, creeks and other difficult...
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
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
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
Hello again, The terraforming process is nearly complete for the northern bayshore all the way up to the northwestern corner of the map in Woodbine. In today's installment we'll be looking at the area around Dennis Creek. Dennis Creek seperates the Cape May peninsula from mainland New Jersey. It has its source in the Great Cedar Swamp ( incomplete, on Mount Pleasant tile and off map northeastward). It is a fresh water creek east of Dennisville, and becomes tidal a bit east of the Route 47 bridge. From...
Jetty Jockey

Storm Warning !

By Jetty Jockey,

Hello ! As shown in previous updates, the terrain of Cape May County has been sculpted by the sea, with various storms and near misses from hurricanes altering the landscape over the years. Here we go again .... As I write this, a hurricane watch has been issued for Cape May County and a mandantory evacuation order issued for the region due to the approach of Hurricane Irene. Irene is expected to bring 100+ mph winds and storm surge flooding to the region. *Image courtesy of National Hurricane Center The...
Jetty Jockey
Today's update will feature the ongoing terraforming process in northwestern Middle Township. I've applied lessons learned and have gone back and touched up a few tiles. I've also completed the Reed's Beach tile and a good portion of the terraforming north towards Goshen Creek. The Goshen tile is nearly complete, and if you look closely, you can see the beginnings of the road network . ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For a better...
Jetty Jockey
In today's installment we will be visiting Dennis Township, at the northern end of the map The first stop is the Mount Pleasant tile. I thought the name was a bit out of place for an area which is one of the flattest and lowest parts of New Jersey, so I did some research. When the glaciers receded at the end of the last ice age, it left behind a 160 foot high ridge of sand and gravel east of where the town of Woodbine now stands. While hardly a mountain by any stretch of the imagination, to the first...
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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
There have been eight updates since the last reality check. Time again to compare my Sim version of Cape May County against the real thing . Dennis Township is now complete, as are the towns of Woodbine and Sea Isle City. This finishes the northern third of the map. CLICK ON THE PICS TO GET A LARGER VERSION This one is from Bing ™ Maps. I like Bing for thier "Bird's Eye View" , which tilts the aerial pic to give a SC4 like view. ... and the Sim version. I'll be working on mainland sections of Middle...
Jetty Jockey

Storm Warning

By Jetty Jockey,

Hello all. As I write this, Cape May County is again in the crosshairs of a hurricane. Tropical Storm Sandy is predicted to strengthen to hurricane force before striking Cape May County's beaches. Unlike past storms, which sideswiped the region on thier way north, this one is hitting the region dead on. The slow moving storm, which is has been described as a hurricane wrapped in a nor'easter, will pound the county for three days with high winds, heavy rains and catastrophic flooding. 15 to 25 foot waves on...
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
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
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

Southeast

By Jetty Jockey,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello again and Happy New Year !I'd like to apologize for the delay in getting this update in, but the holidays are an insanely busy time for me. Between 60 hour work weeks and family obligations, I had little time ( or energy for that matter) to spend on my journal. Excuses aside, I'd like to pick up where I left off. Today's update features the southeastern mainland section of the region,...
Jetty Jockey
Time for another reality check, this time looking at Middle Township and Seven Mile Beach Island. < CLICK ON PICS FOR LARGER IMAGE > Satellite view . Sim version, western Middle Township Eastern Middle and Seven Mile Beach Island. REPLIES : Hmm, do not like the eating muskrat business Everything else looks really great, though. Love how organic the layout is. I haven't sampled it yet. I hear it's an acquired taste. Mostly, muskrat are trapped for thier pelts. From an ecological view, I guess it's a good...
Jetty Jockey

Prelude : Introduction

By Jetty Jockey,

It has been about 5 years since I've done a city journal, so I'm relearning as I go. I've attempted a Cape May journal twice before . The first was Cape May NJ : A Look Ahead ( c. 2003). My mayoral skills weren't quite up to the challenge, and after a 6 month run, the region fairly ran itself into ruin. This was before I learned how to edit the region config file , so I took what they gave me . Poor planning and overambitious growth turned it into a mayor's nightmare. The second journal , Cape May NJ, a...
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
Today's update will feature the bayfront coast from Del Haven southwards to Town Bank , northwestern parts of Lower Township and southwestern Middle Township. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ First stop is Green Creek. Not really a whole lot of terraforrming done here, just a small pond and the headwaters of Fishing Creek ( lower left), This was one of the areas I used to test the map scale, so it actually has a bit of...
Jetty Jockey
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome ! In today's entry, we return to the northern Bayshore . We'll be looking at northwestern Middle Township and extreme southwestern Dennis Township ( for township boundaries, see map in Chapter 1) . Today's update also features something new : Some real life pics that complement the game screenshots. I hope you enjoy it ! ....
Jetty Jockey

2-5 Goshen

By Jetty Jockey,

In today's update we continue south on Delsea Drive (NJ route 47) to the town of Goshen in Middle Township. Goshen is one of Cape May County's oldest towns. In 1703, Aaron Leaming bought the land here to raise cattle. By 1710, a town was founded. Like its neighbor Dennisville to the north, Goshen was built on lumber and shipbuilding. Through the 18th and 19th centuries , several ships were built here, launched sideways into the narrow Goshen Creek ( west of the town) and floated downstream during high...
Jetty Jockey
In today's update , we head eastbound from South Dennis on NJ 83 Route 83 cuts eastward across the southern portions of Dennis Township, through the Beaver Swamp tile. As this is another unnamed section of Dennis Township, I'm naming it for the primary terrain feature . Beaver Swamp lies south of the highway, and is a federally protected wildlife sanctuary. NJ 83 ( the southernmost road) runs east from South Dennis to Clermont. Running parallel to it to the north is Hagen Road, also leading to Clermont....
Jetty Jockey
Hello again! I was so encouraged my the success of my last mosaic to attempt another. This one encompasses an area of 120 square miles. As you can see, I've done more terraforming up north, so expect another update featuring the mainland areas of Dennis Township sometime in the near future. I hope you've enjoyed the update, and as always comments, questions and suggestions are welcome and encouraged. Replies haydon1996 : Thank you and welcome ! escilnavia : Thanks for stopping by! Actually, this journal...
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