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Welcome To Longport, New Jersey
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Longport Photo Slideshow (coming soon)
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The history of Longport, New Jersey, the southernmost town on Absecon Island, is similar to the other towns that call this barrier island home. Native Americans enjoyed the ocean breezes, fishing and the relief from summer heat long before European settlers appeared in the 1600’s, and the area called Longport has been subject to changing topography because of natural forces that have played a dramatic role in the community over the years. The history of the native Americans who roamed the area goes back at least 2,500 years.
Samuel Overshine purchased land at the southwestern end of Absecon Island in 1854 for $130.00. That same year he sold a piece to Isaac Barton for $10.00, who in turn traded what was then known as Lot 32 to James Long for $2,000 plus land in Arkansas. Long never saw the land he purchased, but he did come to the area that would be known as Longport some years later and built a house that was destroyed in a storm in 1914.
To his credit, Long kept his original land purchase for 25 years, and his land extended in length by nearly a mile between 1870 and 1880 because of a sand erosion updrift from Atlantic City. In 1882 Long sold what was now 250 acres of land to Philadelphia lawyer, businessman and developer M. Simpson McCullough for $150,000 because McCullough believed he could develop the area into a seashore resort. McCullough, in turn, named the area “Longport” in Long’s honor.
This wasn’t the end of the story of expanding and shrinking land. Storms and other factors then made Longport a good deal shorter in length between 1900 and 1916 when approximately 180 of the original 250 acres purchased by McCullough from Long moved across the inlet and ultimately became part of what is now called Ocean City Gardens. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, and the fickleness of winds and tides should never be taken lightly.
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The smallest town on Absecon Island, Longport, New Jersey was incorporated on March 7, 1898. In 1930 the population was 228 people. Twenty years later it had doubled to 618, and in 1970 and 1990 it numbered 1,225 people. The 2005 population was estimated at 1,090 persons. The rich history of Longport can be read in depth at the Longport Historical Society and Museum on Atlantic Avenue in Longport.
If you begin in Atlantic City and drive south on Ventnor Avenue or Atlantic Avenue, you pass through the seaside towns of Ventnor and Margate and end at Longport, New Jersey. The atmosphere in Longport is quiet. It is, after all, a residential community where people go to get away from the cares of the world and enjoy the ocean and the bay. The end of Longport juts out in a rocky pier where the Atlantic Ocean enters the inlet, and people enjoy fishing off the rocks. They have to be careful when standing on the wet slippery rocks when the tide is high, but fishing is a primary activity off the rock jetty.
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Longport streets are inviting, its architecture ranges from cottages to magnificent summer mansions of all styles and types, it’s a great place to walk or ride a bike or a scooter, and the beach is perfect for swimming, surf fishing, rafting and sunbathing.
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You can also check out the tennis courts and other recreational activities. Being a small town, Longport is just big enough for families to visit and have fun. It’s also just minutes away from Lucy the Margate Elephant, a great attraction for “kids” of every age, and the boardwalk that begins in Ventnor and runs north through Atlantic City to Gardner’s basin. Look south from the rocky pier at the end of Longport and you’ll see Ocean City, New Jersey just across the bay. Life is good in Longport, and the folks who come here like it best. |
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