White Cliff Road – The Primitive Shoreline

By mdannhausenNovember 4, 2014Essays, People

This post was originally published in the Peninsula Pulse. By Myles Dannhausen Sr. White Cliff Road. Today it’s a name synonymous with wealth and prestige, but last summer a simple garage sale sign reminded me of a time when this road beneath the tall cliffs of Egg Harbor’s Niagara Escarpment was home to the most

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The History of Us – An Introduction to the History of Egg Harbor

By mdannhausenSeptember 6, 2014Essays, People

The following is the introduction to the two-volume book of family histories published by the Egg Harbor Historical Society in 2011. It’s written by Myles Dannhausen Jr., a writer who grew up in Egg Harbor, now living in Chicago. History, Winston Churchill said, is written by the victors. It might also be said that it is told through

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