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Cape May, NJ

Cape May Lighthouse: Coastal Navigation, Storms, and Legends

The 1859 lighthouse at Cape May Point reflects federal navigation policy, keeper labor, changing technology, coastal ecology, and modern preservation and public access.
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Cape May, NJ

Colonial House Museum: Tavern Life, Revolution, and Local Memory

The small eighteenth-century house served as a family home and tavern associated with Memucan Hughes and now interprets Cape May before the Victorian resort era.
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Cape May, NJ

Congress Hall: Seaside Hospitality, Fire, and Hotel Legends

Cape May’s Congress Hall traces its resort history to the nineteenth century; the current large hotel followed the destructive 1878 fire and hosted generations of visitors and political figures.
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Cape May, NJ

Emlen Physick Estate: Stick-Style Design and Cape May Lore

Built in 1879 and attributed to architect Frank Furness, the Physick Estate is a major Stick-style house preserved after threatened demolition and now operated as a museum.
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