Question: The city in which "Boardwalk Empire" is set was incorporated on what date?
Context: The first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 19, 2010 and concluded on December 5, 2010, consisting of 12 episodes.  The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.  Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s.  The first season takes place between January and November 1920, beginning with the start of national prohibition and ending with the 1920 presidential election. Atlantic City is a resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, known for its casinos, boardwalks, and beaches.  In 2010, it had a population of 39,558.  The city was incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township.  It borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor City, West Atlantic City, and the Atlantic Ocean. Terence Patrick Winter (born October 2, 1960) is an American writer and producer of television and film.  He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" (2010–14).  Before creating "Boardwalk Empire", Winter was a writer and executive producer for the HBO television series "The Sopranos", from the show's second to sixth and final season (2000–2007).  In 2013, he wrote the screenplay to Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.  He was also the co-creator, writer and executive producer of another HBO television drama series, "Vinyl" (2016), which premiered for one season. The second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 25, 2011 and concluded on December 11, 2011, consisting of 12 episodes.  The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.  Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s.  The second season takes place between February and August 1921.  The second season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 28, 2012. Boardwalk Empire is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on premium cable channel HBO.  The series is set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era and stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson.  Winter, a Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer, created the show, inspired by the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson about historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson. The third season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 16, 2012 and concluded on December 2, 2012, consisting of 12 episodes.  The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.  Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch "Nucky" Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s.  Taking place 16 months after season two, the third season begins on New Year's Eve 1922 and concludes in June 1923.  The third season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 20, 2013. The fifth and final season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 7, 2014, and concluded on October 26, 2014, consisting of 8 episodes.  The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.  Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based loosely on the historical Enoch "Nucky" Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s.  The fifth season takes place between April and October 1931, seven years after the previous season, during the Great Depression, with flashbacks to 1884 and 1897 detailing Nucky's childhood and young adulthood.  The fifth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on January 13, 2015. The fourth season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 8, 2013, and concluded on November 24, 2013, consisting of 12 episodes.  The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.  Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s.  The fourth season takes place between February 1924 and January 1925.  The fourth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 19, 2014. "Boardwalk Empire" is an American television series created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.  The series debuted on September 19, 2010, and concluded on October 26, 2014 on HBO, consisting of 56 episodes over five seasons.  Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s.  The series received widespread critical acclaim, winning various awards including Golden Globe Awards for Best Drama Series and Best Actor in a Television Drama Series for Buscemi for its first season. "Boardwalk Empire" is the pilot episode of the HBO crime drama "Boardwalk Empire".  Written by series creator Terence Winter and directed by Martin Scorsese with a budget of $18 million, the episode introduces the character of Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi, as the corrupt treasurer of Atlantic City who is involved in gambling and bootlegging in 1920.  The show used a large ensemble cast and a specially constructed boardwalk set to re-create the Prohibition and Jazz Era, and was based on "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.  Filming for the pilot took place at various locations in and around New York City in June 2009.  The episode first aired in the United States on September 19, 2010.
Answer: May 1, 1854