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Mays Landing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Atlantic County, New Jersey, located within Hamilton Township. As of the 2010 U.S. census, Mays Landing's population was 2,135. == History == The community was named for Captain George May, who sailed the Great Egg Harbor River in 1740, and purchased land in the area in 1756. The location was suitable for building ships using local timber and iron from Weymouth foundries. In February 1837, Atlantic County was created and Mays Landing was established as the county seat. The Atlantic County Courthouse was built here in 1838. === Weymouth Furnace/Forge === The Weymouth Forge and Furnace, located along Route 559 just north of the Black Horse Pike (Route 322) in Atlantic County, New Jersey, is now part of the Atlantic County Park System. The site was established in the early 1800s after George Ashbridge and Charles Shoemaker purchased the land in 1800. Iron production began in 1802, using local bog iron and charcoal as fuel. By the 1850s, it had grown into a bustling industrial community with a furnace, forge, gristmill, sawmill, church, store, worker housing, and other facilities.