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.

Downshore From Manahawkin to New Gretna
Downshore From Manahawkin to New Gretna

Author: The Publications Committee of the Ocean County Historical Society

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 1997-09-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439622027

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A unique area exists along the western shores of Little Egg Harbor Bay and Great Bay between the communities of Manahawkin and New Gretna. These towns, located in the southern coastal section of New Jersey have a rich and charming history. From the beginning, the region was rich in natural resources, providing fish, clams, oysters, lumber, and cranberries for early settlers. The communities also enjoyed a temperate climate and navigable harbors, leading to the development of shipbuilding and trading as early industries. Because of the isolation of the Tuckerton area from the larger population centers of the state, its small-town flavor and way of life were allowed to endure. Many of the occupations of the settlers of the early 1700s survive to this day. Downshore from Manahawkin to New Gretna seeks to capture the charm of the little towns in this region, the character of the people who settled here, many of whose families still remain, and the lifestyle lived in harmony with this pastoral environment during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.