Jeremiah Leeds - Atlantic City - New Jersey Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Prior to being occupied the island would be visited by not only the Indians, but also hunters and some of the early mainland settlers. Among these brave soles, was Jeremiah Leeds. Leeds, born in Leeds Point in 1754, was the first white man to build a permanent structure on the island in 1785 at what is now Arctic and Arkansas Ave. His grandfather had built a cedar log cabin on Baltic Ave. at the site of the recently demolished bus terminal as early as 1783. Jeremiah and his family were the first official residents of Atlantic City. Their home and farm was called Leeds Plantation, and Leeds grew corn and rye and raised cattle. A year after Leeds death in 1838 , his second wife Millicent got a license to operate a tavern called Aunt Millie's’s Boarding House, located at Baltic and Massachusetts Ave.. Thus, the first business in Atlantic City was born. See website for more info

Marker Name: Jeremiah Leeds Marker Type: Local? Unofficial Marker text: Jeremiah Leeds 1754-1835 A revelutionary war verteran standing six feet tall. Leeds came to Absecon Island with his 10 children in 1785 from Leeds Point and build the first permanent structure of cedar logs and cleared the nearby land to create his farm known as Leeds Plantation. That land is now occupied by the terminus of the AC Expressway. Dedication Date: 09/14/1992 City: Atlantic City County: Atlantic Group responsible for placement: City of Atlantic City Web Link: [Web Link]

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