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Did you know this about Ocean Grove?
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Did You Know?
Ocean Grove has been a dry town since 1869—longer than Prohibition itself. You still cannot buy alcohol within town limits.
Location: ocean grove
More Quirky & Unusual
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Wildwood's beaches are so wide—up to 1,000 feet in some places—that lifeguards drive trucks to their stations. The beach has grown over a mile since 1900.
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In the 1920s, erosion threatened to topple Barnegat Lighthouse. Locals saved it by building jetties using baby carriages, old cars, and any heavy objects they could find.
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Cape May Diamonds aren't diamonds at all—they're pure quartz crystals polished by the ocean and washed up on Sunset Beach from the Delaware River.
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