Jeremiah Leeds Grave
Inscription
Jeremiah Leeds settled on Absecon Beach in 1783. The first permanent settler in what is now Atlantic City.
Location
AddressMarker is on Oxford Circle.
CityNorthfield
CountyAtlantic
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates39.363190, -74.550560
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