Wildwood History Articles

We have some sad news coming out of the Wildwoods today. The iconic whale watching boat, Big Blue Sightseer has officially closed it’s doors. On a Facebook post today they posted this; “Captain ...

Salt Water Taffy Was Created 137 Years Ago Today Salt Water Taffy Was Created 137 Years Ago Today Today in 1883 a tropical storm hit Atlantic City NJ. In those days was no accurate weather forecasting and ...

Building The N. Wildwood Seawall + Photos During this pandemic one of the best places that I have been getting my exercise on is the North Wildwood Seawall or what it’s really called, the Anglesea Hereford I...

Did You Know Little Richard Once Performed In Wildwood? Did You Know Little Richard Once Performed In Wildwood? Unfortunately today it was announced that Rock and Roll super star, Little Richard had passed a...

The Cape May Restaurant That Sits On A Sunken Ship The Cape May Restaurant That Sits On A Sunken Ship Come in closer as I tell you a story about a Cape May Restaurant that sits above a sunken ship. That's Ri...

Cape May’s Abandoned WWI Bunker Loving history, especially here in Cape May County, I was told some years ago that somewhere in Cape May there sits a bunker from World War I. For the most part, people know o...

Historic Photos of The Concrete Ship Found! The beautiful thing about the internet is the fact that every single day we are able to share photos and videos of the past to people who wouldn’t have been able t...

The Interesting History of Shipwreck Shoals The Interesting History of Shipwreck Shoals Wildwood’s Famous Rides – Morey’s Shipwreck Shoals Hey everyone! This is Joey from The Wildwood Video Archive.Â...

10 Rides You Miss From Hunt’s Pier 10 Rides You Miss From Hunt’s Pier Let’s jump back in time to the 1970s. At this time there was one powerhouse in Wildwood, the Hunt’s family. They owned movie th...

Wildwood's Famous Rides - Morey's RC-48 Wildwood's Famous Rides - Morey's RC-48 Hey everyone! This is Joey from The Wildwood Video Archive.  I want to welcome you to our second episode of “Wildwood’s Fa...