Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City Named in 1906
Captain J L Young named the Million Dollar Pier in 1906 when the still incomplete project cost reached one million dollars. The structure stretches about 1,900 feet in length.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1951
Page
10
Captain J L Young named the Million Dollar Pier in 1906 when the still incomplete project cost reached one million dollars. The structure stretches about 1,900 feet in length.
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