Tucker's Island – the Atlantis of Long Beach Island. – LBI Views

Last Updated on February 18, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

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.

The Tuckerton Seaport has a full size replica of the Tuckers Island Lighthouse. They also have some memorabilia and a map of the island on the floor in one of the rooms in the lighthouse. The Seaport is located at the head of Tuckerton Creek on Route 9

In the 1920’s Tucker’s Island was being destroyed by erosion. A photographer shot an amazing series of photos showing the lighthouse finally toppling into the ocean.

Resources:

Tuckers Island Lighthouse

Location

The approximate location of Tuckers Island is shown below.

Tags: 1800’s, Ocean, Store