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Did you know this about Margate?
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Did You Know?
Lucy the Elephant has served as a real estate office, a tavern, a summer home, and a tourist attraction over her 140+ year history.
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Lucy the Elephant (1881) is the oldest surviving roadside attraction in America. She was nearly demolished in 1970 but was saved with just 30 days notice by a grassroots campaign.
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Island Beach State Park is so popular that it fills to capacity and closes to new vehicles almost every summer weekend by 9-10 AM. Rangers turn away thousands of cars each season.
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Ocean City has been dry since 1879—before Prohibition even existed. Ironically, a CDC study found it has the highest rate of excessive drinkers of any county in New Jersey.
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