📜Historical Events1920s
Did you know this about the Jersey Shore?
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Did You Know?
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 the Cold War, Sandy Hook housed nuclear missiles at Nike Site NY-56, part of the defense ring protecting New York City.
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Henry Phipps, who planned to develop Island Beach, was Andrew Carnegie's business partner in U.S. Steel. His estate hunting lodge still stands in the park as the Aeolium nature center.
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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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