The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-12
Somers Point
Holds Interest
Has Historical Romance, Fishing
and Bathing Features and
Residential Advantages.
New Del Rey Development
Rapidly Rising Real Estate Val
ues-PrOperty Owners Double
Their Money-New Tract Is
Opened.

New Jersey excels all other states
bordering the Atlantic in the combin-
ed beauty and utility OF it's coast line.
Here and there sparkling inlets break
through the wide, smooth beach, to
chain of bays and thoroughfares that
weave an inland waterway from Bar
negat to Cape May. Back of all range
the pine-woods, now retreating out OF
sight, now boldly stalking down to the
waters edge.
In the heart of all this beauty, where
the bracing breath of the pines mir
giles with the salt breezes of the ocean,
Somers Point looks down on three
sides, over the waters of the famous
Great Egg Harbor Bay, and out across
the bar to the open sea.
From its superior elevation, far
above all neighboring resorts, Somers
Point commands a splendid view of its
surroundings as far as the eye can
reach.
1t was founded about 1740 by fam
lily by the name of Somers. Previous
to that d great Indian camp was locat-
ed on the city site, and it was, at one
time, the permanent home of Captain
Kidd.
sea level, the highest resort in Allan
tic County 1t has the finest fishing
grounds in the state, safe bathing
beach of it's own, a broad eXpanse OF
water making a mecca for launches
and sailing craft, full view of Allan
tic City, Ocean City and the ocean,
miles of walks and drives through fra
grant pine forest, clean social life,
progressive city administration and
every other imaginable factor tending
to make Somers Point the true Para
disc of South Jersey
There are unexcelled transportation
facilities, fine hotels, pure water, gas,
electricity, fine streets and boulevards,
schools, churches, best of stores, num-
erous clubs, civic, sporting and frater-
nal organizations, prosperous national
bank, building and loan association
and board Of trade.
Accessibility is a point relative to
Somers Point that cannot be over
emphasized
The high speed trolley line, known
as the Shore Fast Line, extends from
Ocean City, through Somers Point, to
Atlantic City. 1t crosses three mile,
toll-free bridge between Ocean City
ara SomeTs Po1nt The 9ntTTe trip
requires thirty minutes.
BY automobile, Somers Point is only
three miles from Longport, entrance to
Atlantic City, and only five minutes
from Ocean City.
The Pennsylvania Railroad which
owns the trolley company, is now con-
sidering the construction of a spur
from their system, from Mays Landing
to Somers Point. Recent conferences
have been held between railroad rep
resentatives and business men of Som
ers Point, and it is said that this step
is practically certain in the near fu-
ture.
Somers Point is the centering point
of most magnificent road system.
1t is pierced by the Shore road from
Atlantic City and the mainland points.
the Black Horse pike from Philadel-
phia to Ocean City, and by State High
way Route No. a, which is to be con-
tinued through Somers Point and to
the bayshore, where it will empty into
the new bridge to Beasley's Point, pro-
viding a splendid highway to Cape
May and cutting at least five miles
from such trip.
Somers Point is also entered by the
Mays Landing road which forms, in
that section, part of the Black Horse
pike, but which also taps communities
further inland all along the route from
Philadelphia.
Route No. now has been completed
from New York City to Pleasantville,
and the missing link, from Pleasant
vile through Somers Point and to the
new bridge will be constructed by the
state
Somers Point, as a city, proposes to
condemn all of the property lying out
in the bay, from practically the Ocean
City bridge to the harbor-a distance
of about mile in length and three
hundred and fifty feet in width-and
construct splendid public park, with
driveways, ornamental boat wharves,
etc.
A sure indication of rapidly rising
values at Somers Point is found in the
assessment figures. In 1915, the as
sessed value of property there totalled
$250,000. In 1925, ten years later, the
assessments amounted to $1,750,000
This year, 1926, they are approximate