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TITLE:
Town of Pleasantville, County Road 585, North of U.S. Highway 322, Pleasantville, Atlantic County, NJ

CALL NUMBER:
HABS NJ,1-PLEASV,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Data Page(s): 2 plus cover page

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1933.

CREATOR:
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

RELATED NAME(S):
Madrid, transmitter

NOTE:
Survey number HABS NJ-1040

Building/structure dates: 1877

Significance: The present town of Pleasantville, due east of Atlantic City, encompasses the former communities of Risleyville, Mt. Pleasant, and Smith's Landing. The communities are representative of the early 18th century bay towns which grew up along Shore Road, the main transportation artery prior to the railroad. Today, Pleasantville has been subsumed by the urban build-up leading to Atlantic City.

SUBJECTS:
NEW JERSEY--Atlantic County--Pleasantville
cities & towns

OTHER TITLE:
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail

COLLECTION:
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.nj1326

CONTROL #:
NJ1326

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