Beach Patrol History
North Wildwood Beach Patrol was originated in 1914 by Mayor Harry Hoffman due to the rising need for beach safety and supervision. The patrol, when it first began, was a small collection of men in charge of overseeing the safety and well-being of the beach patrons, and it wasn’t until seventy-two years later in 1986 that the first women qualified and were hired by the beach patrol( ) .
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