100 Years ago this airship sailed from Atlantic City Click on the photo to see a 45 minute video presentation about the flight. Presentation starts 2 minutes into the video. -or- Read the story, click here
The History of Egg Harbor Township
The book - Sketches of Egg HarborTownship      A complete history written in 1964 for our 300th anniversary, the Tercentenary. Click below, on the Introduction to get started. Introduction Forward History of Bargaintown History of Cardiff History of English Creek History of Farmington Pleasantville Terrace Section - 1910 Magazine Advertisement History of McKee City History of Scullville History of Steelmanville History of West Atlantic City Shipbuilding Along the Great Egg Harbor River EHT's Early Schools  EHT's Speedway from 1950-1979	"It is our hope that the children of our school system may learn from these pages and always be aware of their heritage....." Evelyn Ryon Collins
More History about Egg Harbor Township     This is a growing History Resource, Email something in. EHT Origins by June G. Sheridan Ice Harvesting in Egg Harbor Township Morris Beach, a Black Community in EHT Nordheim Flying K Airpark, on Ridge Avenue 1917 Letter: We took the trolley down as far as     Bargaintown, where we get off for skating... History of Radio, Local and otherwise. Local Ham Radio History 2018 Radio Station WPG, EHT's Local Station of the 1920's The History of Radio, written in 1922, by John Hogan    Early History of EHT and Atlantic County by Alfred M. Heston Absegami: Annals of Eyren Haven and Atlantic City 1609 to 1904 - Volume 1 and 2 Published 1904 ~ Selected Chapters ~ Local Indian History First Families Days of Yore Revolutionary Reminiscences Somers Family Manners - Customs of the Pioneers Shipwrecks and Drownings .pdf File Size 3,421-kb 2,693-kb 2,781-kb 2,670-kb 1,126-kb 2,522-kb 3,156-kb		Historical Links to some Local Towns and to nearby Museums. Absecon Linwood, NJ Northfield, NJ Somers Point, NJ Mays Landing, NJ Hammonton, NJ Galloway Twp Margate City, NJ Lucy the Elephant Pleasantville, NJ ? Atlantic City Historical Museum Atlantic County Historical Society ACHS Library Collections overview Atlantic County County History African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey The Noyes Museum of Art Naval Air Station Wildwood The Millville Army Air Field Museum The New Jersey State Museum

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