Ludlam Island is a
barrier island in southern
New Jersey, on which
Sea Isle City, and
Strathmere, a part of
Upper Township are located.
Geography
Ludlam Island is a barrier island along the
Atlantic Ocean between
Corson Inlet Corson Inlet is a narrow strait on the southern coast of New Jersey in the United States.
Corson Inlet leads from the Atlantic Ocean through barrier islands off the northeast coast of Cape May County, New Jersey. The Inlet separates Ocean City, Ne ...
on the northeast, and
Townsends Inlet on the southwest.
Ludlam Bay Ludlam may refer to:
Places
* Mother Ludlam's Cave, Surrey, England
*Ludlam Road, a street in Miami, Florida
*Ludlam Island, an island in New Jersey
*Ludlam's Beach Light, a lighthouse in Sea Isle City, New Jersey
Other uses
*Ludlam (surname) Ludl ...
, along with an expanse of
salt marsh and
tidal channels separates Ludlam Island from the mainland.
Ludlam Island was described in 1834 as,
An 1878 description of Ludlam Island is as follows, ''viz'',
A footnote to the 1878 description further elaborates,
History
Joseph Ludlam purchased the island in the late 17th century, and grazed cows and sheep on it. In the 1880s, developer
Charles K. Landis Charles Kline Landis (March 16, 1833 – June 12, 1900) was a property developer in South Jersey, who was the founder and developer of Vineland, New Jersey, Vineland and Sea Isle City, New Jersey, Sea Isle City.
Career
His first foray as a d ...
founded the City of Sea Isle on the island. The original vision that Landis had of Ludlam Island was modeled after Venice's opulent waterways and his plan for the island included canals and waterways.
Ludlam Island & Sea Isle City Early History
Jersey Shore Guide. Accessed December 1, 2008.
Ludlam's Beach Lighthouse was constructed in 1885, and was built after Charles K. Landis requested a light because of several shipwreck
A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately ...
s off the island. The light was an L-shaped, two-story, structure with a square light tower on top, located at 31st Street and the Boardwalk until 1924. In 1923, a fire was started when the keeper's dog knocked over a kerosene lantern
A lantern is an often portable source of lighting, typically featuring a protective enclosure for the light sourcehistorically usually a candle or a wick in oil, and often a battery-powered light in modern timesto make it easier to carry and h ...
, destroying the roof and the light.
References
Landforms of Cape May County, New Jersey
Barrier islands of New Jersey
Islands of New Jersey
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