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Surfing Wellspring

Ocean City has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s primary promoters and East Coast architects of surfing.

By Josh Kinney
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Ocean City Historical Museum

1735 Simpson Ave. Hours: 10am-4pm Tue.-Fri., 11am-2pm Sat. Free. Call 399-1801 or vist ocnjmuseum.org.

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