Closed Sea
Closed Sea

Author: Kent Mountford

Publisher: Down the Shore Publishing

Published: 2002-06-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781593220273

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Filled with historical anecdote and keen observations of sea and shore, Closed Sea is a compelling portrait of a fascinating place of great beauty, danger and oppurtunity; a place that has cast its spell on generations of people.

Tucker's Island
Tucker's Island

Author: Gretchen F. Coyle

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015-08-10

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439652740

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Once located between Great Bay and Little Egg Harbor, along the New Jersey coast, Tucker's Island disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean. Sand dunes and native foliage once covered its eight miles. For generations, the Rider family kept the light illuminated, and the US Life-Saving Service provided aid to ships in distress. Two hotels were constructed by island men with building materials salvaged from local shipwrecks. Visitors arrived by sail or steam, and the popularity of Tucker's Island inspired real estate agents to sell worthless lots to unsuspecting buyers eager for their own piece of the shore. Storms battered the vulnerable island; the lighthouse toppled in 1927, the life-saving station washed away, and in 1932, the island was removed from tax records.