by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 22, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, History, Somers Point
By William Kelly While Richard Somers’ historic exploits in Tripoli have been well documented and retold in books, murals and plays, the story of the Somers-Washington ring is not as well known. Richard Somers was born in 1778 at his father’s tavern at Shore and...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Brigantine, Features, History
By Chloe Cramutola In many parts of the world – New Jersey being no exception – tales of swashbucklers landing ashore and burying their treasure have circulated throughout history. During the Golden Age of piracy, in the 17th and early 18th centuries, famous pirates...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, History, Somers Point, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber It’s been said more than once by pop music historians that Somers Point was one of the birthplaces of rock ‘n’ roll. That may or not be true, but there is no disputing that legendary Somers Point nightspots like Tony Mart were venues where many rock...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Cape May County, History
88 years ago on August 8, 1936, the Hindenburg passed over Wildwood. This photo was taken 9 months before the German airship’s fiery crash occurred in Manchester, NJ. At the time this picture was taken, the Hindenburg was on its sixth trip from Frankfurt,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Features, History
By Bruce Klauber “On the way to Cape May, I fell in love with you. On the way to Cape May, I saw my dreams come true. I was taken by your smile, as we drifted by Sea Isle. My heart was really gone when we reached Avalon.” Sung and recorded by Thomas Francis “Cozy”...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, History
By Chuck Darrow By any metric, the biggest rock-music event in the history of the now-closed Atlantic City Race Course in Hamilton Township was the Atlantic City Pop Festival, which took place Aug. 1-3, 1969. Staged exactly two weeks before the epochal Woodstock Music...
