🏆Famous Firsts1920s
Did you know this about Bradley Beach?
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Did You Know?
Bradley Beach introduced the first beach badge system in America in 1929, a practice that spread throughout New Jersey.
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Atlantic City built the first boardwalk in America in 1870. It was invented to keep sand out of hotel lobbies.
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Cape May is the oldest seaside resort in America, welcoming visitors since 1761—15 years before the Declaration of Independence.
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The Miss America Pageant began in Atlantic City in 1921 as a marketing gimmick to extend the summer tourist season past Labor Day.
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