The seashore resort City of North Wildwood, New Jersey was formed as the Borough of Anglesea in 1885. Situated at the north end of an island known as Five Mile Beach in Cape May County, Anglesea was known by generations of native Americans as a prime fishing and hunting spot. Permanent settlement of the area began in the last quarter of the 19th century. This book discusses the growth of the neighborhoods around the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse (the first permanent structure on Five Mile Beach), growth of private industry and the expansion of public infrastructure, all critical to the development of the community. Readers will also receive, for the first time, an explanation of the events leading up to the changing of the name of Borough from Anglesea to North Wildwood in the spring of 1906.
336 pages Authored by W.Scott Jett, North Wildwood City Clerk and historian.