From the August 21, 2010, HMDB.org.
Cape May continued to operate as a coastal resort during the war though the military had a huge presence. There was strict light control regulation to protect coastal shipping from submarine attack which local businessmen opposed.
After months of losing ships, the military prevailed and a permanent blackout was established at nignt.
It was illegal to take photos of the ocean, bridges and causeways.
In April 1942, the Civilian Airvraft Warning Service predicted a possible air raid on coastal cities. The following month, the entire Eastern Seaboard was designated as a military area under the Eastern Defense Command.
Cape May residents joined rationing and many served as volunteers manning coastal lookout towers looking for German planes and ships.
It Was Total War. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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