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  2. History of Margate - Wikipedia

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    The railway came to Margate via two separate companies. The South Eastern Railway (SER) was the first to reach the town when its branch line from the main line at Ashford, having opened to Ramsgate on 13 April 1846, was continued to a station called Margate Sands on 1 December the same year.

  3. Lucy the Elephant - Wikipedia

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    Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped wood frame and tin clad building, constructed in 1882 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey.Lucy was built with the purpose of promoting real estate sales and attracting tourists to the area.

  4. Margate City, New Jersey - Wikipedia

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    Margate City is a city situated on the Jersey Shore on Absecon Island, within Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean shoreline.As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 5,317, [11] [12] a decrease of 1,037 (−16.3%) from the 2010 census count of 6,354, [21] [22] which in turn had reflected a decline of 1,839 (−22.4%) from the 8,193 ...

  5. Absecon Island - Wikipedia

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    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. [1]

  6. The weird history behind the American beach vacation - AOL

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    Society once feared the ocean. The reason we visit to the beach today is strange one, and you'll value vacation more because of it. Society once feared the ocean. The reason we visit to the beach ...

  7. Marven Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Marven Gardens is a neighborhood in Margate City, New Jersey, United States, located on the Jersey Shore, two miles (3 km) south of Atlantic City.The name Marven Gardens is a portmanteau derived from Margate City and Ventnor City, because it lies on the border of Margate City and Ventnor City.

  8. This Jersey Shore beach ranks among 25 best beaches in ... - AOL

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    Top Beaches in the US revealed by Travel and Leisure. Find out which New Jersey Shore location made the list. This Jersey Shore beach ranks among 25 best beaches in the U.S.

  9. Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 - Wikipedia

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    As the national media descended on Beach Haven, Spring Lake, and Matawan, the Jersey Shore attacks started a shark panic. [14] According to Capuzzo, this panic was "unrivaled in American history", "sweeping along the coasts of New York and New Jersey and spreading by telephone and wireless, letter and postcard."