ATLANTIC CITY
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ATLANTIC CITY , a city of Atlantic county, New Jersey , U.S.A., on the Atlantic Ocean, 58 m. S.E. of Philadelphia and 137 M. S. by W. of New York . Pop. (189o) 13,055; (1900) 27,838, of whom 6513 were of negro descent and 3189 were foreign-born; (1910 census) 46,15o. It is served by the Atlantic City (Philadelphia & Reading) and the West Jersey & Seashore (Pennsylvania system) railways. Atlantic City is the largest and most popular all-the-year-round resort in the United States, and has numerous fine hotels. The city extends for 3 M. along a low sandy island (Absecon Beach), 10 m. long by m. wide, separated from the mainland by a narrow strip of salt water and 4 or 5 M. of salt marshes, partly covered with water at highest storm tide. There are good bathing, boating, sailing, fishing and wild-fowl shooting . A " Board Walk " stretches along the beach for about 5 m.the newest part of it is of concreteand along or near this walk are the largest hotels, and numerous shops, and places of amusement; from the walk into the ocean extend several long piers. Other features of the place are the broad driveway (Atlantic Avenue) and an auto-mobile boulevard. There are several seaside sanitoriums and hospitals, including the Atlantic City hospital , the Mercer Memorial home, and the Children's Seashore home. On the north end of the beach is Absecon Lighthouse, 16o ft. high. The municipality owns the water-works. Oysters are dredged here and are shipped hence in large quantities. There was a settlement of fishermen on the island in the latter part of the 18th century. In 1852 a movement was made to develop it as a seaside resort for Philadelphia, and after the completion of the Camden & Atlantic City railway in 1854 the growth of the place was rapid. A heavy loss occurred by fire on the 3rd of April 1902.
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