Heston's hand-book; being an account of the settlement of Eyre Haven, and a succinct history of Atlantic City and county during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries .. . in the water by natural instinct, having unlimitedopportunities for both. Every day they throw up fortifications,build mounds and excavate subterranean caverns, and everynight the tide washes away all of their labor and leaves a soft,smooth surface for another days toil. ipopularitV^ of ttjr The pleasures of the surf bath bring.^urf llBath. multitudes to Atlantic City during the summer months, and bathing here attainsa popularity


Heston's hand-book; being an account of the settlement of Eyre Haven, and a succinct history of Atlantic City and county during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries .. . in the water by natural instinct, having unlimitedopportunities for both. Every day they throw up fortifications,build mounds and excavate subterranean caverns, and everynight the tide washes away all of their labor and leaves a soft,smooth surface for another days toil. ipopularitV^ of ttjr The pleasures of the surf bath bring.^urf llBath. multitudes to Atlantic City during the summer months, and bathing here attainsa popularity unknown to more northern resorts, the nearapproach of the Gulf Stream to this point increasing thetemperature of the water to a delightful degree, and takingfrom it the bitter chill from which so many would-be bathersshrink. At the fashionable hours of bathing, from eleven toone, the beach is crowded with thousands of merry bathers,whose shouts and laughter mingle with the roar of the surf,while the Strand and Boardwalk are lined with interestedspectators and promenaders. The scene at this time is asanimated as the streets of a continental city on a fete An April Sunday on the Boardwalk. \-:


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