Description In a little more than a hundred years, a wild and desolate barrier island in Maryland became a teeming resort city.
What follows is a narrative of shifting sands--and.
Skeptics observing the scene predicted disaster with the first bad storm.
The story began in 1875 when a group of Eastern Shore, Baltimore, and Philadelphia businessmen held a grand opening of a five-story frame building called the Atlantic Hotel, and offered surrounding lots for sale at $25 each.
Description In a little more than a hundred years, a wild and desolate barrier island in Maryland became a teeming resort city