South Cape May was a
borough that existed in
Cape May County,
New Jersey, United States, from 1894 to 1945. First settled in 1840, it contained a
Lucy-type elephant called Light of Asia.
The borough was formed on August 27, 1894, from portions of
Lower Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier.[3]
The borough was badly wrecked by the
1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane, which hit in September of that year.[4] After the hurricane, the borough was dissolved as of April 30, 1945, and returned to Lower Township.[5]
The remaining land not underwater is part of a bird sanctuary (South Cape May Meadows Preserve).[6]
^South Cape May Meadows,
The Nature Conservancy. Accessed September 12, 2019. "Situated at the southwest tip of the Cape May peninsula, the South Cape May Meadows Preserve includes more than 200 acres of critical habitat in the globally renowned birding hot-spot of Cape May, New Jersey.... Established in the 1840s, South Cape May was once a Victorian resort town boasting modest vacation cottages until a storm surge washed much of the town away during the 1950s. Today, remnants of the town lie offshore, scattered on the ocean floor."