Now, you have to leave Port Norris to do practically everything.

But since a blight devastated the beds in the 1950's, Port Norris has been emptying.

Port Norris's ambitions now center on its future as a site for development as part of a federal empowerment zone for distressed areas.

The line from Cedarville to Port Norris was built in 1902.

Handy, based in Maryland, opened in Port Norris last year with 800 tanks that can hold 320,000 crabs.

And Port Norris is poor, compared to the rest of the county.

Per capita income in Port Norris is only $10,401 annually, compared to $12,560 in the county as a whole.

Milbourne was born on February 14, 1951 in Port Norris, New Jersey.

In the Port Norris area are the communities of Bivalve and Shell Pile.

In Port Norris, the need for involvement become obvious.