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Stone Harbor, New Jersey
Stone Harbor is a borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, that is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. It occupies the southern portion of Seven Mile Island together with its northern neighbor Avalon. It is a resort community for visitors enjoying beaches, sailing facilities and a thriving commercial center. The community attracts a large number of vacationers from the Mid-Atlantic region and Quebec. The borough has a summer population in excess of 20,000,〔(Master Plan ), Borough of Stone Harbor. Accessed May 22, 2008.〕 and a year-round population of 866, according to the 2010 United States Census.〔〔〔
''The New York Times'' describes Stone Harbor as a place of "gleaming McMansions and elegant shops",〔Strauss, Robert. ("WORTH NOTING; Stone Harbor Gets A Coat of Many Colors" ), ''The New York Times'', June 26, 2005. Accessed April 29, 2013.〕 with an average single-family home selling for $2.5 million in 2008.〔 In 2014, ''Forbes'' magazine ranked Stone Harbor (ZIP code 08247) as #191 on its list of the most expensive ZIP codes in the United States, based on median home sale prices〔(), ''Forbes'', accessed October 8, 2014. Accessed October 13, 2014.〕 after being ranked 47th in the magazine's 2006 listing.〔(Stone Harbor, Cape May, NJ ), ''Forbes''. Accessed October 13, 2014.〕 As of 2001, ''Worth'' magazine ranked Stone Harbor at 101 on its list of the Richest Towns in America, based on median annual real estate prices.〔Strauss, Robert. ("WORTH NOTING; Feeling Flush, Big Spender? You Must Not Be From Here" ), ''The New York Times'', May 5, 2002. Accessed August 30, 2013. "It's like this -- Alpine's $1.3 million median house sale over the last 18 months is chump change when compared with Atherton's $3.4 million. Farther down the list are Saddle River (37 on the list, $1.23 million), and the Shore resorts Spring Lake (79, $859,500), Stone Harbor (101, $807,500) and Avalon (141, $686,250)."〕
==History==
Development began in the late 19th century as a beach resort along the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad line. The community was marketed to wealthy residents of Philadelphia seeking a resort destination for a second home.〔Lyttle, Bethany. ("High & Low | Stone Harbor, N.J. - Fine White Sand and Summer Homes" ), ''The New York Times'', October 10, 2008. Accessed April 29, 2013.〕
Stone Harbor was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 3, 1914, from portions of Middle Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1914. The borough gained a portion of Avalon on December 27, 1941.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 116. Accessed October 17, 2012.〕 The borough is said to be made name for an English sea captain named Stone who sought shelter from a storm in the area.〔Truluck, Leslie. ("Grassroots Website 'Capt. Stone's Log' Gives Local Stone Harbor Insight" ), ''Cape May County Herald'', June 19, 2009. Accessed October 10, 2015. "Koch writes from the persona of Capt. Stone, an English seaman who is credited with having named the borough when he sought refuge in the borough’s back bay from a storm."〕〔Cole, T. Mark; and Glasgow, Cheryl. (''Stone Harbor'' ), p. 10. Arcadia Publishing, 2001. ISBN 9780738505220. Accessed October 10, 2015. "Named for an English sea captain who found refuge from a sotrn here, the area was first called Stoneharbor. In 1931, the name was changed to Stone Harbor."〕
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