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An excavator plucked the last vestiges of the 59th Street Pier from the surf in Ocean City on Tuesday (June 30, 2015), and within a few hours erased the landmark from the island’s south end. (See: Last Remnants of 59th Street Pier Gone in Ocean City.)
The pier provided an identity to the south end, and a playground and a photographic backdrop to generations of Ocean City visitors over the course of a century. But as south end resident Joe Ney put it succinctly: “Gone, but not forgotten.”
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If you have your own photos of the 59th Street Pier in Ocean City, send a copy to OCNJ Daily at dbergen@ocnjdaily.com, post them to Facebook at OCNJDaily or use the hashtag #OCNJPier to post them to other social media. We’ll put together a gallery of the best images. Share your memories of the pier in the comments section below.
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