by Fred Miller | Jul 30, 2026 | Features, A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s tradition of winning intercity rowing and swimming has its roots in the Olympic Games. Long before the lifeguards won either a Cape May County or South Jersey championship, OCBP Hall of Famer John B. Kelly Sr. was wearing...
by Fred Miller | Jun 18, 2026 | Features, A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back June 28, 1929, was the fifth and final day of the 8th annual National Marbles Tournament held a the Flanders Hotel. It was the first time the event was held in Ocean City. It started in 1922 by the Scripps Howard newspaper chain as the nationwide contest...
by shorelocalnews | Jun 4, 2026 | A Look Back, Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features, History, South Jersey
Before the housing boom, Egg Harbor Township was a large farming community. Pictured is one of the farms on Steelmanville Road, which was owned and operated by Thomas Dix since the 1940s and continued for many years. The photo shows Tom inspecting his large lettuce...
by Fred Miller | Dec 11, 2025 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back Eighty-four years ago, Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese forces attacked American and British territories and possessions in the Pacific, including the home base of the U. S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day the United States entered World...
by Fred Miller | Sep 25, 2025 | Features, A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back at Ocean City All the amusement centers on the boardwalk trace their roots to the Excursion House. It was built in the spring of 1886 by Anderson Bourgeois for the Ocean City Excursion Company. The company was headed by Ezra B. Lake, S. Wesley Lake, Parker...
by Fred Miller | Sep 25, 2025 | Features, A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Backat Ocean City 1880—First public sale of lots 1880—First hotel—The Brighton 1881—First postmaster—William H. Burrell 1881—First doctor—Gilbert E. Palen 1882—First school—built on Central Avenue 1883—First bridge to mainland opens 1884—First county freeholder...
