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Long Beach Island has a long and fascinating history. The island was used by Native Americans as a hunting and fishing spot. There are rumors of visits by Viking longboats and pirates. During the Victorian era, Beach Haven and Barnegat Light grew quickly. A railroad replaced steam and sailboats as the means to bring visitors to the island.
Last Updated on February 18, 2020
Tucker’s Island was a small community on an island/peninsula just south of Holgate. The island had been inhabited since the late 1700’s. In the 1800’s Rueben Tucker purchased the island and built a home and small tavern. The community grew. Eventually it was about half the size of Beach Haven.
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Last Updated on February 17, 2020
The New Jersey Maritime Museum is a great way to spend some time while learning about the history of New Jersey and the sea.
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I was looking at the New Jersey Maritime Museum’s site and came across a link to Shipwrecks along the New Jersey Coast.
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Last Updated on January 17, 2020
There is a spectacular mural of two right whales on the north side of the Hands Building on 14th street in North Beach Haven.
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Last Updated on January 17, 2020
Rudy’s Dock has not existed for a couple of decades.
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Last Updated on January 17, 2020
We took a sail on New Jersey’s Tall Ship, the A.J. Meerwald in July 2019 from Beach Haven, NJ.
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Last Updated on January 17, 2020
A 1963 ad for Joe’s Barnegat Light Diner, now known as Mustache Bill’s.
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Last Updated on January 17, 2020
This ad from 1963 was for the Marine Efficiency Apartments, now the Converse Cottage.
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Last Updated on January 17, 2020
This is from a 1963 ad. Gus and Whitey’s was a popular bar and cocktail lounge in Beach Haven
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Last Updated on January 17, 2020
An ad from 1963 for “Buckalew’s Musical Bar and Restaurant” in Beach Haven.
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