Phil Stilton & Erik Weber TR Magazine/Riverside Signal SEASIDE HEIGHTS—Three weeks after Superstorm Sandy pounded through the shoreline, boardwalk and amusement areas, here, Vincent Storino, managing member of Casino Beach Pier, LLC, took a helicopter flight to view the full scope of the damage to the Casino Pier. Since the morning after the storm made [...]
This photo was of the original bridge crossing the Toms River as it was in 1948. The photo was taken by the now-defunct Newark Sunday Times. The photo is courtesy of OCHistory.org. The bridge was opened on this day in 1914. It was the brainchild of Leon Berry and Charles Beck. Berry had a vision [...]
The Van Hise sawmill was in operation until the mid-1800′s in the Cassville section of Jackson Township. Charles P. Van Hise owned the saw mill. A staunch Democrat and active in local political affairs, Van Hise operated the mill until his successful retirement. He had trained his sons Frank and Aaron in the lumber business [...]
Going as far back as 1888, Ocean County has historically been a Republican dominated county, despite the ebb and flow at the state level between both parties. Only two Democrat candidates for President of the United States have ever won the majority of votes in the county. In 1996, Bill Clinton defeated George Bush, Sr. [...]
By Phil Stilton Jackson–At 4:01 p.m., as the gates were closing for the final time at the Six Flags Wild Safari in Jackson, the Lynch family from Staten Island, New York were officially recorded as the last family to “roll through the toll plaza” at the drive through. The end of drive-through access to the [...]
This 1940′s photo shows Mrs. Emma McGuire tending cattle at the Bey Lea farm in then Dover Township. Long before Bey Lea was a county golf course, it was a large working dairy farm. In 1929, Emma married Benjamin McGuire, president of McGuire Brothers Inc. Bey Lea Farms Dairy. The farm was [...]
Brick–It may not look like much today, but the Econo car rental office on Mantoloking Road in Brick was once a well traveled general store and gas station. The store opened in the late 18th century and was owned by George S. Adams originally. A photo shows the store as it was prior to [...]
This image of Route 571 in Jackson shows Allen’s General Store which still exists today as Art & Kathy’s Kitchen. You can learn more about Jackson Township history in a new book written by Victoria O’Donnell and Christopher Ippolito entitled “Images of America: Jackson Township”. The above photo is not in the book, but you [...]
The Barnegat Glass Company, built in 1896 operated until 1913. The factory drew in many families who came to Barnegat looking for work. The south Jersey sand was suitable for glass making. The Barnegat Glass Co. was the only glass factory in Ocean County. Others were located further south. The factory was built [...]
Toms River–Timothy G. Hart was appointed to the position of Ocean County Historian today by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. “Tim Hart is a true friend of Ocean County and his love for the history of this great County makes him the perfect choice for County Historian,” said Freeholder Deputy Director John C. [...]