Government-Local-Resort
Rock Rest (1938-1976)
“Image Ownership: Robm154 (CC BY-SA 3.0)” Rock Rest was a resort near Kittery Point, Maine, that was open to African...
Atlantic Beach, South Carolina (1966- )
Atlantic Beach, South Carolina was one of the last all-black resorts to be developed along the Atlantic Coast. Formed two...
Chowan Beach, Hertford County, North Carolina (1926-2004)
Chowan Beach was an African American playground founded in 1926 when Eli Reid of Winton, in Hertford County, North Carolina,...
Freeman Beach-Seabreeze, Wilmington, North Carolina (ca. 1885- )
Freeman Beach, near Wilmington, North Carolina, was one of two North Carolina beaches available to African Americans in the state...
Buckroe Beach, Hampton, Virginia (1890- )
Buckroe Beach is one of the oldest recreational regions in Virginia. In 1619, the “Buck Roe” plantation was designated for...
Chicken Bone Beach, Atlantic City, New Jersey (1900- )
Located on the long stretch of the Atlantic City, New Jersey, shoreline just south of downtown, Chicken Bone Beach was...
Woodland Park, Michigan (1921- )
Woodland Park, Michigan was a small resort established by Marion E. Auther, a black Ohio businessman and leading salesman for...
American Beach, Jacksonville, Florida (1936- )
American Beach, the only beach in Florida that welcomed black Americans and offered safe, secure overnight accommodations during Jim Crow...
Fox Lake, Angola, Indiana (1927- )
Fox Lake, near Angola, Indiana, is a thriving resort community for African Americans. Fox Lake took its name from its...
