Uplands

Historical marker location:

Flemington, New Jersey

( Marker is on Barton Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2009

The Miss America Pageant, one of the most famous beauty pageants in the world, was first held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1921. The pageant has been held in Atlantic City almost every year since then, except for a few years during World War II.