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Ludlam Island

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124:: "The northeast end of Ludlam's Beach for a distance of three miles has not a bush growing on it. Thirty years ago it was covered with large red cedar trees. In the winter of 1863-64 a furious gale from the northeast washed away a mile of hills and cedar timber. The salt marshes are exposed on the outside of the beach for miles, and here is a reason that the beaches do not wash away faster. The tough turf of the salt marshes has to be broken up; it will not wash away nor blow away." 280: 137:
founded the City of Sea Isle on the island. The original vision that Landis had of Ludlam Island was modeled after Venice's opulent waterways and his plan for the island included canals and waterways.
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between Corson's and Townsend's Inlets, is seven miles long, uninhabited, and is a low, flat, sandy island, having only three or four small clumps of
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off the island. The light was an L-shaped, two-story, structure with a square light tower on top, located at 31st Street and the
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Joseph Ludlam purchased the island in the late 17th century, and grazed cows and sheep on it. In the 1880s, developer
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was constructed in 1885, and was built after Charles K. Landis requested a light because of several
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The following description of Ludlam's Beach was furnished by Mr. George Dare, of
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until 1924. In 1923, a fire was started when the keeper's dog knocked over a
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A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey - Thomas F. Gordon - Google Books
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Historical and Biographical Atlas of the New Jersey Coast
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Historical and Biographical Atlas of the New Jersey Coast
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A footnote to the 1878 description further elaborates,
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An 1878 description of Ludlam Island is as follows,
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barrier island
New Jersey
Sea Isle City
Strathmere
Upper Township
Atlantic Ocean
Corson Inlet
Townsends Inlet
Ludlam Bay
salt marsh
tidal channels
Middle
Dennis t-ship
Cape May co
red cedar
Seaville
Charles K. Landis
Ludlam's Beach Lighthouse
shipwrecks
Boardwalk
kerosene
lantern
39°10′49″N 74°40′26″W / 39.180161°N 74.673986°W / 39.180161; -74.673986
A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey - Thomas F. Gordon - Google Books
Ludlam Island & Sea Isle City Early History
Archived
Wayback Machine
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Cape May County, New Jersey
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