by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 10, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller “Finest and Safest Bathing Beach Along the New Jersey Coast” was the headline on the front page of the April 18, 1924, Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger. The article praised the efficiency of the local lifeguards. “Ocean...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 3, 2024 | A Look Back
A Look Back By Fred Miller I met with Bill Halkes twenty-four years ago while researching for an article about the history of the Ocean City vs Pleasantville football game. Halkes wrote the book, South Jersey Scholastic Football Scores 1880 to 2000, so I knew I would...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 26, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller “Park Fire Loss Set at $75,000” was the headline on the September 12, 1930, Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger. The article reported, “Less than 48 hours (after) it had closed for the season, the Park Theatre, at Park Place and the Boardwalk, was...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller 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....
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
By Fred Miller One hundred and ten years ago, Dr. Booker T. Washington, the most prominent African- American leader and educator in the United States, visited Ocean City. He arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad shortly before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1914. He was...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 22, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller The Ocean City Beach Patrol celebrated its 126th anniversary at their annual Reunion/Hall of Fame Party on August 10 at the American Legion Post, 4562 West Avenue. This summer OCBP Alumni directors Jack Brooks and Vince Hink inducted the...
