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1925 Map of Cape May

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Cape May
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

Cape May City and the surrounding coastal landscape are depicted here following revisions from the early 20th century. The map illustrates a developed shorefront with distinct settlements like Wildwood, Anglesea, and North Wildwood connected by a network of railroads, including the Atlantic City R.R. and the West Jersey & Seashore R.R. infrastructure. Maritime safety is a prominent theme, evidenced by numerous Life Saving Stations such as L.S. Station Turtle Gut and the iconic Cape May Light at the peninsula's tip.

Industrial and civil planning is visible through the notation of Proposed Harbor and significant tracts of Reclaimed Land near Sewell's Point. Inland, smaller communities like Cold Spring and Bennett sit alongside smaller water features such as Coxall Cr. and Pond Creek, providing a look at the transition from the salt marshes of Jarvis Sound to the developed residential areas and farmland of the Cape.