📜Historical Events1930s
Did you know this about Seaside Heights?
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Did You Know?
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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More Historical Events
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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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During WWII, the U.S. Army used Island Beach as a rocket testing facility, firing experimental anti-aircraft missiles over the Atlantic Ocean from 1942-1945.
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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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