📜Historical Events1850s
Did you know this about Barnegat Light?
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Did You Know?
Lieutenant George Meade designed the Barnegat Lighthouse in 1857. Six years later, he would lead Union forces to victory at Gettysburg.
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During Prohibition, the Jersey Shore was a hotbed for rum runners. Ships anchored just outside the 3-mile limit while speedboats made nighttime deliveries to shore.
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Casino Pier opened in 1932 during the Great Depression and has survived multiple hurricanes, fires, and economic downturns over 90+ years.
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In 1881, locals built a 5/8-mile railroad spur overnight to bring the dying President Garfield to the shore in hopes the sea air would help him recover.
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