Wildwood History Articles

Photos of the Wildwoods From 1915 History has truly made the Wildwoods into what it is today. From a small fishing village of Anglesea to a vacation destination, these towns have gone through so many changes. ...

WWII Casings Found On Sea Isle City Beach For those who love to take your metal detector on vacation for you in search of treasure, one local women found history in Sea Isle. WWII Casings Found On Sea Isle ...

Remembering The Golden Nugget Ride Farewell Ceremony As you know I love to tell Wildwood history but today I stumbled upon something that I really wanted to spotlight. Dark in the Park, which is a website and...

Exploring An Abandoned Morey's Piers Ride Morey’s Piers was founded in 1969 after Will and Bill Morey decided to build a slide just off the boardwalk and on the beach. It’s been 51 years and Morey’s pier...

The Disney Cape May Connection Let’s be honest, at some point in your many years of vacationing here in Cape May and in the Wildwoods, you heard some kind of rumor about Disney coming down here. The Disne...

The Time 280 Alligators Got Loose In Wildwood From Jan 17, 1920 – Dec 5, 1933 prohibition hit the country hard. With full government support, there was a ban on the production, importation, transportation, a...

Wildwood's Historic Sea Theatre SAVED! We have some AMAZING news out of the Wildwoods today! Preserving the Wildwoods As you know, we try to do everything in our power to preserve Wildwood history. From s...

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...