Rob Reid moves an obstruction away, leans in closer and points to a collection of dots: “Johnsontown.”
That long-vanished village existed east of North New York Road. A few homes remain near the birthplace of Enoch “Nucky” Johnson, the early 20th century Atlantic City politico/boss reimagined by HBO in the series “Boardwalk Empire.”
Like the artifacts in the room, the site is historic, but few people even know it exists.
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That long-vanished village existed east of North New York Road. A few homes remain near the birthplace of Enoch “Nucky” Johnson, the early 20th century Atlantic City politico/boss reimagined by HBO in the series “Boardwalk Empire.”
Like the artifacts in the room, the site is historic, but few people even know it exists.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/...cle_ef66a43a-64d7-11e2-837f-001a4bcf887a.html