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Did you know this about Ship Bottom?
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Did You Know?
Ship Bottom got its name from an 1817 shipwreck legend where rescuers found a woman alive inside the hull of an overturned ship.
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Ron Jon Surf Shop was founded in Ship Bottom in 1959 as a tiny store. The original is now overshadowed by the massive Cocoa Beach flagship, but LBI is where it started.
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Saltwater taffy was invented in Atlantic City in 1883 when a storm flooded a candy shop. The owner jokingly sold his waterlogged taffy as "saltwater taffy."
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Captain Kidd is rumored to have buried treasure somewhere along the Jersey Shore before his capture in 1699. Treasure hunters still search the barrier islands today.