Ocean County , NJ History

from the Industrial Directory of New Jersey , 1901, p. 2 ATCO, Camden County: On the Atlantic City Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Station of each road in the town. Population 500. Banking town, Camden. Money order post office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams, United States, and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $ 2.38 Land for factory purposes bordering directly upon the line of the railroads ma y be had in any size plots, free of charge or at nominal prices. Water is pure and plentiful, the climate is healthful and free from malaria, and there is a good supply of labor, either male or female. One small factory building, floor area of 600 feet, with steam engine and boiler, will be rented for $ 10 per month or sold outright for $ 1500. These industries are now in operation E.H. Flood, manufacturers of window glass; employs 47 persons. John E. Hand, manufacturers of ship's compasses; employs 8 persons

from the New Jersey Courier 6 Sep 1929 The high powered cruising sea skiff Audrey, from Bay Head, coming thru the draw on the county bridge last Sunday afternoon, crashed into a rwoboat in which were a man and a woman crabbing. The Audrey had aboard her owner, C.A. Nicklas of No. 6 Church Street, New York and Spring Lake, with a party of Spring Lake friends. Her sailing master is Capt. Charles G.I. Gifford They seemed to be in a hurry and had blown repeatedly for the draw to open, while still some distance off. They had just come through the draw when they hit the rowboat. In the small boat were Mr. and Mrs. John G. Duner of New Brunswick, and a dog. Mrs. Duner clung to the wrecked rowboat; the dog was killed and Duner was aided by a sailor who plunged overboard from the San-Cath-Ann, of Allenhurst, which moors at Mantaloking. The San-Cath-Ann crew took both the D uners aboard and ran them ashore at the Dutch's Inn dock. It is understood that Nicklas settled the damages. Dr. Fra

Quaker Bridge in Shamong was built in 1772. It was named after the Quakers who would cross the Batsto River on their way to monthly meetings at Tuckerton. Evidently, there was a drowning one year as they crossed the river and it was resolved to construct a bridge as the crossing was deemed too dangerous. One stormy evening, a stagecoach was heading through torrential rains traveling to the Quaker Bridge Inn. The stagecoach driver saw a light in the distance and was relieved to see that he had finally arrived at the Inn. Suddenly, an enormous white stag appeared before the stagecoach. The driver left the stagecoach and approached the stag, hoping to scare it away. The stag mysteriously disappeared. Then the driver noticed that the bridge had collapsed. If it weren't for the white stag, the stagecoach would have plummeted into the river. Since then, the white stag has been considered a good luck symbol in the Pine Barrens. Arthur Thompson is said to havebuilt Thompson's Taver