Editing North Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

==History==
What is now North Wildwood City was originally incorporated as the [[borough (New Jersey)|borough]] of '''Anglesea''' on June 13, 1885, from portions of [[Middle Township, New Jersey|Middle Township]], based on the results of a referendum held 11 days earlier. The borough was reincorporated on March 6, 1896, and again on May 4, 1897. On May 16, 1906, the '''Borough of North Wildwood''' was incorporated, replacing Anglesea Borough.<ref name=Story/>

Legislation passed in April 1908 established a potential consolidation of North Wildwood and [[Holly Beach City, New Jersey|Holly Beach City]] into Wildwood, subject to approval of referendums in each of the three municipalities, though this merger never took effect.<ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA208 ''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period''], p. 208. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 11, 2015.</ref>

On April 30, 1917, the area was reincorporated as the '''City of North Wildwood''', in turn replacing North Wildwood borough.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 115. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The city's name comes from [[Wildwood, New Jersey|Wildwood]], which in turn was named for the area's wild flowers.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=33 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 11, 2015.</ref>

In November 2016, more than 60% of voters rejected a non-binding referendum that would ask to change the name of the city from North Wildwood to its historic name of Anglesea. Opponents cited the confusion that would be created and the impact on commerce.<ref>Tomczuk, Jack. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/voters-reject-anglesea-referendum-favor-keeping-north-wildwood-name/article_35f03b7d-fc31-5acd-a107-91a16596adbc.html "Voters reject Anglesea referendum, favor keeping North Wildwood name"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', November 8, 2016. Accessed May 12, 2020. "North Wildwood — About 60 percent of voters Tuesday turned down a proposal to change the city’s name to Anglesea.... The island is currently comprised of four municipalities — Wildwood, North Wildwood, West Wildwood and Wildwood Crest — and Diamond Beach, a section of Lower Township.... Proponents of the name change said they wanted to honor the city’s history — it was called the borough of Anglesea from 1885 until 1906. Opponents said the name change would harm businesses."</ref>