8 Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 4 December '85

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On Nov. 20. 1985. local conversation had been centered upon the weather — Isn't it warm for this time of year? How strange it's been, having summer weather in November" — and hundreds, if not thousands, or other such comments. If you think the weather had been different recently. that is nothing too unusual Cape May Countyhas withstood, and weathered, a variety of atmospheric oddities in its' history. IN TIIK WINTER of 1815-1816. winter arrived in November with the first snowfall, hut by January very little snow had arrived. When spring arrived in the Cape, it arrived with such a vengeance that the entire corn crop for the county was killed by a bone-numbing cold spell By June, snow was falling. destroying the agricultural base of Cape May County. July and August saw little improvement with ice a quarter of an inch thick forming on ponds and puddles. AS QUICKLY as this misplaced winter had arrived. summer returned just as quickly, a little late, but still welcomed. September and October saw the return of "typical" Cape May County weather. The years of *1818. 1819. 1820. and 1821. saw a period of drought and were rather typical of those conditions of dry years, until the Great September Gale of 1821 visited the county. CAPE ISLAND saw at least 20 feet of beach erode into the ocean Salt spray was blown as far as 12 miles inland, destroying farmers' crops and other vegetation. Vessels on the Atlantic Ocean coast were blown into the tidal marshes and a ship anchored in the Delaware Bay ended up two miles inland Storm tides lifted debris nine feet into the trees and ponds were created from bogs TIIK CLIMAX of the storm was reached when the waters ol the Delaware Bay met the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the hamlet of Delmonl Tornadoes visited the Cape in Upper Township in 1849. taking the life of Kachel Godfrey. Dyers Creek, and in August. 1876. hitting the larni of William Learning. There was also the Petersburg Tornado of July 4. 1881

We have had our share of Nor'easters including the Storm of 1963. That particular northeaster, was extremely damaging to the Cape, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of destruction. , THROWING concrete slabs around like pebbles, this particular "blow" made our near miss of Hurricane Gloria seem like a spring breeze. '. I am sure, if we could return 100 years from now and visit Cape May County. Mother Nature's weather will continue to be the topic of conversation. ED. Note: John Merrill teaches social studies at l^ower Cape May Regional High School and has his master's degree in U.S. History from Marshall University. He has lived in Cape May County since 1975. He and his wife. Elizabeth, have one daughter. Kirsten.) CARA Seeking Yule Donations COURT HOUSE - The Coalition Against Rape and Abuse is accepting donations for Chriktmas baskets for needy women and children. Call 522-5489 for further information.

PETERSBURG - Twen-ty-five quilters from the Cape May County area met with Peggy Delia Porta at the Upper Township Branch of the Cape May County Library Nov. 18 to establish a Quilters Guild. The purpose of the guild is to unite regional quilters. (including teachers, collectors. authors and historians i in order to keep the art of quilting alive and advancing. THIS IS a non-profit organization which is non-dis-criminatory as to race, religion or sex. The guild will encourage the sharing of ideas and methods, sponsor educational activities and support quilting functions of neighboring organizations. The meetings will be held 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month, at the Cape May County Library Upper Township Branch Meeting Room Route 610 Petersburg. The December meeting will be a social tea with Show and Tell, better known as Bring and Brag. The name and logo for the guild will be selected. Participants are asked to bring along two dozen cookies for the cookie swap, and anyquilted item of interest for the program.

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