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The Dr. Jonathan Pitney House


Absecon, New Jersey

Enjoy the splendor of antique filled rooms and suites at the seashore's most historic accommodation.

 Absecon, New Jersey (NJ) Bed and Breakfast: The Historic Dr Jonathan Pitney House, a Bed and Breakfast located in Absecon, New Jersey, is only a few miles from Atlantic City's Casinos and new Convention Center. Whether you're looking for a romantic getaway weekend, a delightful special time touring local wineries, the St. Paddy's Pub tour, murder mystery weekends, or other special times, the Pitney House is the place to be.
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History

His saddlebags packed with medical supplies and some clothing and a blanket and strong cloth rolled behind his saddle, a young man rode into town. The village was Absecum (Absecon), the year was about 1819, and the horseman was young Dr. Jonathan Pitney. Only twenty-one years old, Pitney has just completed two years as an assistant in a hospital on Staten Island, following his graduation from a New York medical school.

Probably few noticed the youthful horseman as he arrived in the village. Certainly no one knew or cared that he had just completed the long trip from his birthplace and home in Mendham, Morris County, where he had been born October 29, 1797. How could anyone have foreseen that this young doctor would become forever famous and one day be called the Father of Atlantic City, Queen Resort of the Coast. He was to be responsible for the construction of the railroad east across New Jersey through the salt marshes to Absecon Island, now Atlantic City. His efforts were to cause the Federal Government to construct and commission a lighthouse at the north end of Absecon Island, finally putting an end to the countless scores of shipwrecks along the shoals and beaches near "Graveyard Inlet."

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The Dr. Jonathan Pitney House
 57 Shore Road
Absecon, New Jersey   08201
 (609) 569-1799
Toll Free (888) 774-8639
Fax: (609) 569-9224
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Don Kelly, Innkeeper

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