📜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.
Location: seaside heights
More Historical Events
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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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The SS Atlantus, a WWI concrete ship, ran aground off Sunset Beach in 1926. Its remains are still visible today and have become a beloved local landmark.
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From the 1920s-1960s, Bradley Beach was known as "Chinatown by the Sea" and had the largest Chinese-American summer community on the East Coast.
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