📜Historical Events1940s
Did you know this about the Jersey Shore?
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Did You Know?
German U-boats sank over 100 ships off the Jersey Shore during WWII. Debris from the SS Morro Castle, torpedoed near Long Beach Island, still lies on the ocean floor.
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Ocean City's boardwalk has never allowed the sale of alcohol or tobacco, maintaining the town's founding Methodist values since 1879.
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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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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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