Atlantic City in Atlantic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chicken Bone Beach

Atlantic City, New Jersey (1900-1964)

Photographed by Laura Edwards, July 26, 2023

1. Chicken Bone Beach Marker

Inscription. This beach was designated as the exclusively African American section of beach during the segregation era. The nickname, Chicken Bone Beach, was derived from visitors bringing baskets of fried chicken to the beach. The beach attracted popular black entertainers, local residents and tourists. With the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, all Atlantic City beaches were open to everyone.

Dedicated August 2015 By the Honorable Mayor Don Guardian

John W. Mosley Photograph Collection, Charles L Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Erected 2015 by Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 39° 21.281′ N, 74° 26.122′ W. Marker is in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. It can be reached from Boardwalk west of Arkansas Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2100 Boardwalk, Atlantic City NJ 08401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spanish War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home of the Miss America Pageant

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(about 400 feet away); Howard Persina (about 600 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 700 feet away); Walter P. Reuther (about 700 feet away); A. Phillip Randolph (about 700 feet away); Atlantic City Workers Monument (about 700 feet away); Workers' Memorial Monument (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlantic City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. How Chicken Bone Beach Got Its Name (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation. (Submitted on August 4, 2023, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland.)

Photographed by Laura Edwards, July 26, 2023

2. Chicken Bone Beach Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2023, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2023, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.