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Absecon Island
Absecon Island is a barrier island located on the South Jersey Shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. On the island from north to south are the resort communities of Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City, and Longport, with a total population among the four communities of 53,917 as of the 2020 United States census. The island ends at Absecon Inlet to the north and Great Egg Harbor Inlet to the south.
A barrier island, Absecon Island extends between Absecon Inlet on the northeast and Great Egg Harbor Inlet to the southwest.
Absecon Island was described in 1834 as,
Absecum Beach, on the Atlantic Ocean; extends, eastwardly, from Great Egg Harbour Inlet, about 9 miles to Absecum Inlet; broken, however by a narrow inlet, near midway between its extremities.
An 1878 description of Absecon Island is, viz,
Absecon Beach lies between Absecon Inlet and Great Egg Harbor. It is about ten miles long, and partially wooded on its northeastern end. On this beach the famed "City by the Sea", Atlantic City, has been erected since 1853. At that time it was a wild jungle, with only two or three families residing there. Quite extensive salt works were at one time located near Absecon Inlet.
Absecon's earliest European settlers were English who earned their living clamming and oystering. Land there was bought not for farming but for control of the waterways. The name Absecon came from the word "Absegami" or little water, named by the Native Americans living along Absecon Creek.
In 1695, Thomas Budd purchased 10,000 acres (40 km2) of land in what later became Atlantic County. He paid 4 cents an acre ($9.88/km2) for land on which Atlantic City now stands. It was called Further Island (further from Absecon) and later called Absecon Beach and finally became Atlantic City.
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Absecon Island
Absecon Island is a barrier island located on the South Jersey Shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. On the island from north to south are the resort communities of Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City, and Longport, with a total population among the four communities of 53,917 as of the 2020 United States census. The island ends at Absecon Inlet to the north and Great Egg Harbor Inlet to the south.
A barrier island, Absecon Island extends between Absecon Inlet on the northeast and Great Egg Harbor Inlet to the southwest.
Absecon Island was described in 1834 as,
Absecum Beach, on the Atlantic Ocean; extends, eastwardly, from Great Egg Harbour Inlet, about 9 miles to Absecum Inlet; broken, however by a narrow inlet, near midway between its extremities.
An 1878 description of Absecon Island is, viz,
Absecon Beach lies between Absecon Inlet and Great Egg Harbor. It is about ten miles long, and partially wooded on its northeastern end. On this beach the famed "City by the Sea", Atlantic City, has been erected since 1853. At that time it was a wild jungle, with only two or three families residing there. Quite extensive salt works were at one time located near Absecon Inlet.
Absecon's earliest European settlers were English who earned their living clamming and oystering. Land there was bought not for farming but for control of the waterways. The name Absecon came from the word "Absegami" or little water, named by the Native Americans living along Absecon Creek.
In 1695, Thomas Budd purchased 10,000 acres (40 km2) of land in what later became Atlantic County. He paid 4 cents an acre ($9.88/km2) for land on which Atlantic City now stands. It was called Further Island (further from Absecon) and later called Absecon Beach and finally became Atlantic City.
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