1944 Map of Cape May

About this map

Cape May stands at the strategic tip of New Jersey as a wartime landscape of coastal defense and transit at the peak of the 1940s. The southern peninsula is anchored by the Cape May Coast Artillery Reserve and the Cape May LH, reflecting the area's importance for maritime security between the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. The Cape May Canal cuts through the marshes, fundamentally altering the local hydrology near West Cape May and North Cape May. Transport is dominated by the complex network of the Reading Seashore Lines and Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines, which funnel into Harbor Branch Junction. Beyond the developed resort areas, the map reveals traditional landings like Schellenger Ldg and Weeks Ldg, along with established landmarks like the Tabernacle and Pilgrim Ch.