Editing Atlantic County, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] calculated that the county's [[gross domestic product]] was $12.4&nbsp;billion in 2021, which was ranked 15th in the state and was an 8.8% increase from the prior year.<ref>[https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/lagdp1222.pdf Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021], [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]], released December 8, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref>

When Atlantic County was first established in 1837, its sparse population subsided on clams, oysters, and fishing. An early industry was shipbuilding, using the sturdy oak trees of the Pine Barrens.<ref name="hist"/> [[Bog iron]] furnaces opened in the early 1800s, but declined by the 1850s due to the growth of the Philadelphia iron industry. Around this time, several people and cotton mills opened. The first railroad across the county opened in 1854, intended to assist the bog iron industry; instead, it spurred development in Atlantic City, as well as the growth of farming towns.<ref name="mp2000"/> Farmers began growing grapes, cranberries, and blueberries.<ref name="survey"/> The competition dropped the price of travel to 50¢, affordable for Philadelphia's working class.<ref name="lemon">{{cite news|author=Steven Lemongello|title=Historian: Atlantic City was built by the railroad|date=July 17, 2011|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|access-date=July 16, 2018|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/historian-atlantic-city-was-built-by-the-railroad/article_8e89b4f0-b02d-11e0-9beb-001cc4c03286.html}}</ref> Travelers often brought their lunch in shoe boxes, leading to their nickname "[[shoobie]]s".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Excursionists: A Ticket to Success|author=Susan Tischler|date=February 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2018|url=http://www.capemay.com/Editorial/feb07/railroad.html|publisher=Cape May Magazine}}</ref>

Legalized gambling and the growth of the casino industry employed more than 34,145&nbsp;people as of 2012.<ref name="lib"/>

===Breweries, distilleries, and wineries===
In 1864, Louis Nicholas Renault brought property in Egg Harbor City and opened [[Renault Winery]], the oldest active winery in New Jersey, and third-oldest in the United States. During the [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition era]], the winery obtained a government permit to sell wine tonic for medicinal purposes.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 20, 2015|title=Historic New Jersey winery works to stay open|author=Jacqueline L. Urgo|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=August 6, 2018|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20151220_UNCERTAIN_VINTAGE.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807001534/http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20151220_UNCERTAIN_VINTAGE.html|archive-date=August 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Galloway Township|author=Joseph Federico|author2=Matthew McHenry|page=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lyuscitgKGcC&q=renault+winery&pg=PA83|year=2011|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9780738574110}}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite news|author=Charles Hammell|title=Sherry to Champagne State's Wineries Produce It|date=August 30, 1981|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=August 6, 2018|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/30/nyregion/sherry-to-champagne-state-s-wineries-produce-it.html}}</ref> [[Tomasello Winery]] grew its first [[vineyard]] in 1888, and opened to the public in 1933. Gross Highland Winery operated in Absecon from 1934 to 1987, when it was sold to developers. [[Balic Winery]] opened in 1966 in Mays Landing,<ref>{{cite book|title=Wines of Eastern North America: From Prohibition to the Present—A History and Desk Reference|page=288|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FsxUAgAAQBAJ&q=%22tomasello+winery%22+1888&pg=PA288|author=Hudson Cattell|publisher=Cornell University Press|year=2014|isbn=9780801469008}}</ref> although its vineyards date back to the early 19th century.<ref>{{cite news|title=Old winery, new location in Vineland|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|author=Kevin Post|date=December 21, 2012|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/old-winery-new-location-in-vineland/article_5d1ef27a-4bdd-11e2-b712-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm}}</ref> [[Sylvin Farms Winery]] opened in 1985 in Egg Harbor City.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 20, 1998|title=Sylvin Farms Wins 1998 Governor's Cup|publisher=New Jersey Department of Agriculture|author=Hope Gruzlovic|access-date=August 7, 2018|url=https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/news/press/1998/press980320.html}}</ref> In 2001, [[Bellview Winery]] opened in the [[Landisville, New Jersey|Landisville]] section of Buena.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bellview Winery has great history, awesome summer music|author=Paul Tonnacci|date=May 20, 2015|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|access-date=August 6, 2018|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/blogs/wine/bellview-winery-has-great-history-awesome-summer-music/article_7ed59670-ff0f-11e4-bacd-37b2727bafe2.html}}</ref> A year later, [[DiMatteo Vineyards]] opened in Hammonton,<ref>{{cite news|title=Guide To South Jersey Wineries|date=July 7, 2011|publisher=CBS3 Philadelphia|access-date=August 7, 2018|url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/guide/guide-to-south-jersey-wineries/}}</ref> and in 2007, [[Plagido's Winery]] opened in the same town.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lee Procida|date=February 4, 2011|title=Outcome of federal court case could sour New Jersey's wine industry |newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|access-date=August 7, 2018|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/outcome-of-federal-court-case-could-sour-new-jersey-s/article_0b9e5672-30da-11e0-9680-001cc4c03286.html?mode=jqm}}</ref>

In 1998, [[Tun Tavern Brewery]] opened in Atlantic City across from the [[Atlantic City Convention Center]], named after the original [[Tun Tavern]] in Philadelphia, which was the oldest brew house in the country, opening in 1685.<ref>{{cite news|title=Take in Tun Tavern - A.C.'s historic brew house|author=Pamela Dollak|date=September 24, 2014|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|access-date=August 6, 2018|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/nightlife/take-in-tun-tavern---a-c-s-historic/article_38e21284-4406-11e4-8ab8-3bc09b64af11.html}}</ref> In 2015, Tuckahoe Brewing moved from [[Ocean View, New Jersey|Ocean View]] to a facility in Egg Harbor Township capable of producing four times the amount of beer.<ref>{{cite news|author=Nicholas Huba|title=Tuckahoe Brewing moves to bigger digs in Egg Harbor Township|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|date=October 21, 2015|access-date=August 6, 2018|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/tuckahoe-brewing-moves-to-bigger-digs-in-egg-harbor-township/article_46ec0b6e-7867-11e5-b992-d7028b28f8ed.html}}</ref> Garden State Beer Company opened in 2016 in Galloway.<ref>{{cite news|title=A.C. Beer and Music Fest is the total entertainment package|author=Ray Schweibert|date=April 6, 2015|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/best_bets/ev/a-c-beer-and-music-fest-is-the-total-entertainment/article_56e03656-fc21-11e5-a2c9-2fbd3bf14ce3.html|access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, Hidden Sands Brewery opened in Egg Harbor Township.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bill Barlow|title=Hidden Sands Brewing Co. opens in Egg Harbor Township|date=January 15, 2018|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|access-date=August 6, 2018|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/currents_gazettes/egg_harbor_township/hidden-sands-brewing-co-opens-in-egg-harbor-township/article_1140ef7b-f1d2-59cd-9f0a-af15ba6161a2.html}}</ref>

In 2014, Lazy Eye Distillery opened in [[Richland, New Jersey|Richland]] in Buena Vista Township.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Miller|date=June 28, 2015|title=New distillery opens in Wildwood|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|access-date=August 6, 2018|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/new-distillery-opens-in-wildwood/article_a8ecf964-1c68-11e5-8958-db3b5dc21854.html}}</ref> Little Water Distillery opened in Atlantic City in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Little Water opens as Atlantic City's first legal distillery|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 30, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2018|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/food_department/Little-Water-opens-up-as-Atlantic-Citys-first-legal-distillery.html}}</ref>