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By Van R. Field & John J. Galluzzo: With its many inlets, points, and coves, the coast of New Jersey stood out as a haven for rumrunners brazenly thumbing their nose at the federal government during Prohibition. New Jersey was also recognized as the birthplace of the federal government's shore-based units of the United States Coast Guard, the organization charged at that time with stopping the flow of "demon rum" into America. With its vivid images, New Jersey Coast Guard Stations and Rumrunners revives the days when New Jersey's "coasties" stood toe-to-toe with the rumrunners of the 1920s and 1930s. -
By Anthony Puzzilla: The legendary Blue Comet train no longer streaks through the pines of New Jersey. However, its memory still lives on through timeless images and the sustained efforts of historical societies and preservation organizations. The Garden State's Blue Comet passenger train service operated from 1929 to 1941, on a route from the New York metropolitan area to Atlantic City. This book contains memorable images, many from private archival photograph collections, showing the remarkable history of this classic train and of the many hardworking, dedicated people who made it all possible. -
By Richard J. Garlipp, Jr.: In the 18th and 19th centuries, covered bridges dotted the landscape of New Jersey, providing safe passage to travelers. Forty-five covered bridges once crossed waterways in all corners of the state. Perhaps the most extraordinary examples of these wooden bridges were found along the western border, crossing the Delaware River into neighboring Pennsylvania. These bridges were feats of construction and engineering but were ultimately unable to prevent the inevitable fate of almost all the covered bridges of the state, namely ice, floods, and fire as well as the development of new materials and technology. Today, only one covered bridge survives in New Jersey. The Green Sergeant's covered bridge in Hunterdon County was constructed over the Wickecheoke Creek in 1872 and has stood the test of time. New Jersey's Covered Bridges showcases the rich transportation history of these structures and pictorially honors the lost ones. -
Edited by Margaret Thomas Buchholz: For half a century, one Island publication, The Beachcomber, featured literary stories, observations, and essays that captured the essence of this Jersey Shore sandbar. More than 60 of these stories, from the 1930s to the beginning of the 21st century have been selected for inclusion in this anthology. From sailing to fishing to surfing; storms and beachcombings; natural history and environment; childhoods at the beach; beach parties and summer jobs; and blown-up beached whale and shark attacks; you will enjoy all of the stories. -
By John Bailey Lloyd: The companion books by John Bailey Lloyd—Eighteen Miles of History, Six Miles At Sea, and Two Centuries of History—contain hundreds of photographs, illustrations and maps of the Island’s past. Here in large postcards are selections of 22 of the most compelling photographs from those books. Within these images you will find a unique shore resort that is wider, more innocent, less developed and perhaps more romantic—the perfect Long Beach Island of collective memory. -
By Ocean County Historical Society: This book is a reproduction of a book originally prepared for an Ocean County Historical Society Museum exhibition in 2003. The book is presented with color photographs, all of which are part of the Ocean County Historical Society collection. Editing was done to correct typographical errors, but phrasing is faithful to the original. Additional items from the Society’s collection have been added at the end of the publication. -
By The New Jersey Turnpike Authority: The Garden State Parkway has transformed the lives of New Jersey residents since opening in 1954. Spanning 173 miles from Cape May to the New York State line, it has fostered tourism to the Jersey Shore and given commuters an easier way to get to work. Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll had envisioned the impact a new highway could have on the state, and a large team of planners, engineers, and contractors made it happen. In 1952, the legislature created the New Jersey Highway Authority to ensure the funding and completion of the $330-million parkway and to self-sufficiently operate the roadway through toll revenue. Garden State Parkway shows how this iconic roadway gained its place in history and continues to combine safe transportation in a parklike setting with the scenic beauty of New Jersey. -
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By Lee Gant Thorn: This recipe book and almanac was written to give the reader an insight into the birth several centuries ago of what is now the village of Tuckerton and how it grew. It will introduce you to the forefathers, the history making events, and the struggles that shaped the town. It will tell you of today’s goings-on and the plans for the future. On the most part the gentle mood of nostalgia in this book is true. At times it is presented as witnessed, remembered and related by one John Ortley Tucker, who is a totally fictional character. However, as Mr. Tucker rambles on, the actual tales of Tuckerton and its people are revealed and relived. -
By Joseph G. Bilby, James M. Madden and Harry Ziegler: This book is a series of essays that deal with various little-known aspects of the state’s military experience, beginning with Henry Hudson’s first contact with New Jersey’s Native Americans in 1609 through the War for Independence up to and including the Cold War. There are tales of generals and privates, soldiers and civilians, heroism and blundering, on the war front and the home front, that capture how the state’s citizens coped with the struggles of war. -
By Captain Stephen J. Nagiewicz: An estimated three thousand shipwrecks lie off the coast of New Jersey - but these icy waters hold more mysteries than sunken hulls. Ancient arrowheads found on the shoreline of Sandy Hook reveal Native American settlement before the land was flooded by melting glaciers. In 1854, 240 passengers of the New Era clipper ship met their fate off Deal Beach. Nobody knows what happened to two hydrogen bombs the United States Air Force lost near Atlantic City in 1957. Lessons from such tragic wrecks and dangerous missteps urged the development of safer ships and the U.S. Coast Guard. Captain Stephen D. Nagiewicz uncovers curious tales of storms, heroism and oddities from New Jersey's maritime past. -
By Captain Robert Bennett, Susan Leigh Bennett, & Commander Timothy R. Dring: In 1854, two horrendous shipwrecks took place off the New Jersey coast. The Powhattan and the New Era were both American-flag sailing packet ships carrying hopeful European immigrants to new lives in America. The ships ran aground on the offshore sandbars along the shoreline between Sandy Hook and Little Egg Inlet, claiming the lives of many passengers and crew. The staggering casualties finally prompted calls from the public and politicians for reforms to the system for rescues that the federal government had in place. The tragedies ultimately resulted in changes that prevented countless similar deaths. This unique and gripping account offers minute-by-minute details of the deadly wrecks, their causes and their final outcomes. -
By Ellen V. Fayer, Stan Fayer, & Walter A. Brower: Chatsworth, a small village in the New Jersey Pinelands, was known as Shamong until 1901. The community traces its beginning to the early 1700s, when settlers mined and forged bog iron to make cannonballs for the American Revolution, and farming was the primary source of income. In the mid-1800s, Chatsworth was a popular stopping point for stagecoach travelers to the Jersey Shore. The arrival of the railroad removed the remoteness of the village and captured the attention of people throughout the country. Prince Mario Ruspoli de Poggio-Suasa, an attaché of the Italian embassy in Washington, D.C., built an elegant villa at the lake. Soon after, the exquisite Chatsworth Country Club was built and counted among its membership a sitting vice president of the United States. It was during this period that Chatsworth played a dominant role in the development of the cranberry industry and began attracting hunters and others seeking recreational opportunities in the Pinelands. The cultivated blueberry industry also had its beginnings in Chatsworth in the 1930s.
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