by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 18, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller One hundred and twenty years ago, R. Curtis Robinson, owner and editor of the Ocean City Sentinel, wrote: “With what Ocean City has as the twentieth century dawns, there are wonderful possibilities for the future. Look back during the past...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 28, 2023 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller Ocean City was founded in 1879 by the Honorable Simon Lake, Rev. S. Wesley Lake, Rev. Ezra B/ Lake, Rev. James E. Lake, Rev. William H. Burrell, and Rev. William B. Wood. The decisions they made in 1879 and 1880 laid the foundation for...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 20, 2023 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey, What's Happening
A Look Back By Fred Miller Thirty-one years ago, Dec. 31, 1992, Ocean City held its first First Night celebration. The alcohol-free New Year’s Eve program, which featured 25 programs at five locations, was sponsored by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce in cooperation...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 14, 2023 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, South Jersey, What's Happening
A Look Back By Fred Miller One hundred and twenty years ago, Dec. 15, 1901, the Sindia came ashore. The event was reported in the Dec. 19, 1901 issue of the Ocean City Sentinel under this headline: “Bark Sindia A Wreck.” The first paragraph told the story: “The...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 7, 2023 | A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller Eighty-two 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...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller On April 13, 1913, Howard S. Stainton bought Emma Morris Corson’s dry goods store at 808 Asbury Avenue. It was the beginning of what would become the largest department store in Cape May County. The store was always busy in the summer, but...
