Hotel Anglesea Historical Marker in North Wildwood

Last summer we spent a wonderful 2 weeks on vacation down in North Wildwood, New Jersey. Every year we go down several times to get away from the big city and to relax on the white sandy beaches. New Jersey has a lot of beautiful beaches, but in our honest opinion, North Wildwood is the prettiest place to go.

We were up walking on the North Wildwood Seawall one day and we noticed this new historical marker (sign) and I snapped a photograph of it. It features information on the now defunct Hotel Anglesea which used to call this beautiful place home. Here is what it says.

Borough of Anglesea 1885-1906 - Hotel Anglesea

Built in 1880, the Hotel Anglesea stood 300 feet east of this marker and was the site of the first Borough Council Meeting on June 3, 1885. The Hotel was 150 feet long with 50 rooms, but just 2 stories high so to not obstruct the beacon of the nearby lighthouse. Plagued by financial difficulties throughout its short existence, the Hotel Anglesea was destroyed by fire on October 17th, 1895.

This historical marker was put up on the North Wildwood Seawall by the city of North Wildwood in New Jersey.

My first photo in this travel feature & blog post features a photograph of the historical marker up on the seawall. If you look past that marker, you'll see the view that is in my second photograph. This area is the prettiest area on the entire Wildwood island. Yes, Wildwood is indeed a barrier island! If you would love to learn more about the historic Hotel Anglesea, you can do a search via Google and find a lot of information online.

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