Atlantic City
The island was called Absegami by the Indians and Absecum by the early settlers. First settled by Jeremiah Leeds about 1783. Conceived as a health resort by Dr. Jonathan Pitney. The city was incorporated and the first railroad built 1854.
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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission
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