John Bailey

Clould Cape May really have been dark until 1823? Recorded history tells us that it was. However, scattered clues point to an earlier light on this historically busy Cape: Cape May at the southernmost tip of New Jersey, marks the northeast side of the entrance to Delaware Bay. The Cape's earliest settlers were bay pilots, ship builders, and whalers. Cape May's whaling industry in the 1680's rivaled that of Cape Cod's. And Delaware Bay has been one of the nation's busiest waterways since Colonial times.