While cleaning out some old files, one of Sticks & Dirt’s agents found some information that dates back to the beginning of what is known today as North Cape May.  This got us thinking and digging. So we thought that we would share with you some of the information we found.

North Cape May Development Company began construction of “North Cape May” in 1951 and Phase 2 beginning in late 1952. Original intention was to build homes to be used primarily for summer vacation living, attracting people from the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area, but before long it was discovered that more people were making this new area their permanent year round home.

Another discovery was that people from communities bordering on North Cape May were purchasing homes here and the probable reason was that taxes here were, at the time, a fraction of what they were in other shore communities.

With the inauguration of the North Cape May and Lewes, DE, ferry service starting in 1964, the development company anticipated a “Boom” for the North Cape May Development. There was an increase for the year round home, but not for the vacation home. Today, the area has almost an equal amount of year round and seasonal residents.

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