Seaside Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,155. Seaside Heights is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Seaside Heights was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1913, from portions of Berkeley Township and Dover Township (now Toms River Township), with a referendum held on March 25, 1913.

Seaside Heights is a resort community, with a beach, an amusement-oriented boardwalk, and numerous clubs and bars, making it a popular destination. Seaside Heights calls itself, "Your Home For Family Fun Since 1913!" Peak months are July and August, but the season actually runs March-October. Summer population explodes upwards to one hundred thousand persons, clogging roadways into the area.

The Seaside Heights Boardwalk is one of the most famous boardwalks in the world, having been featured worldwide, most notably by MTV in 1998 and 2002.

Seaside Heights History
 

In the early years of the 1900s, a land development company envisioned Seaside Heights as a resort and promoted it to Philadelphia area residents as an ideal location to build summer homes. So that prospective buyers could see the lots available (a 40-foot beachfront lot cost only $100.00) as well as breathe the cool, refreshing ocean air, the development company began running train excursions in 1909 and continued them seasonally for several years.

In 1913, Seaside Heights was incorporated as a borough formed from sections of Berkeley and Dover townships.

Investor and manufacturer Christian Hiering played a key role in nourishing this newborn borough. In 1913, Hiering started the Barnegat Power and Cold Storage Company bringing electricity to Seaside Heights for the first time.

On December 1, 1915, the first toll bridge was opened across Barnegat Bay, linking Seaside Heights with Toms River and the mainland. The bridge was built by the Island Heights and Seaside Heights Bridge Company at a cost of $153,477.90. The tolls varied; a horse and buggy was 25¢ - with extra persons an additional 10¢, a car and driver cost 40¢ - with additional persons an additional 15¢, horses, cattle, pigs and sheep cost 10¢ each. Children under 5 were allowed to cross free of charge.

Now visitors had more convenient access without having to take a boat or travel by train on the railroad bridge built in 1881.

By this time, there were now two new hotels in Seaside Heights: the Sheridan Inn and the Sumner Hotel. The Seaside Heights Amusement Company announced plans to build a theater and carousel along with billiard, pool and shuffleboard rooms.

Before World War I, an amusement park opened between Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. The two communities were to share the benefits for the remainder of the 1900s.

So the seeds were planted that would flourish into New Jersey's "Family Fun and Sun Resort," claiming Seaside Heights as the greatest concentration of games and amusement rides in the world!

But it took a lot of persistence. The first three blocks of boardwalk took four years to build back in 1917. Four decades later, in 1955, a major boardwalk fire destroyed a substantial number of amusements including the original carousel that dated back to 1917. Today's 17-block, mile-long boardwalk is enjoyed by the tens of thousands who visit each week in season.

Strolling along the boardwalk was a success from the beginning. It's reported that in 1917 the Pennsylvania Railroad had to send a special 12-car train to get Philadelphia visitors back home.

Today's day-trippers flood in from North Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania via freeways and toll roads all feeding into the $6 million Thomas A. Mathis Bridge, which replaced the narrow wooden bridge back in 1950. The efforts to get the new bridge were spearheaded by determined Seaside Heights residents, including Joseph Stanley Tunney who served the community as mayor for nearly 25 years. (It is for Tunney that a second bridge, one that now carries visitors from the shore back to the mainland, was named.)

It was also Tunney who led the fight for boardwalk expansion back in the 1940s. He knew it was the key to community growth. As a result of lengthening the boardwalk along the entire oceanfront, new homes, hotels and motels were built. Summer residents, renters and vacationers followed.

Fun-seeking visitors come from beyond the metropolitan NY-NJ and Philadelphia areas to spend a day, week or more enjoying the entertainment-filled boardwalk, the amusement piers, water park and the spectrum of ocean and bay swimming, boating, fishing, crabbing and other water sports. And of course, the hand-held foods as well as the fine restaurants. It's all centered in Seaside Heights.

Seaside is home to the Casino Pier and the  Funtown Pier, two amusement parks.  Seaside Heights shares the Funtown Pier with neighboring Seaside Park.

Nearby Towns

Seaside Park, Ortley Beach, Toms River

Long Beach Island is a barrier island and summer tourism spot along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. It is about 18 miles (29 kilometers) long and half a mile wide at its widest point. The island has been continuously settled since 1690. As of the United States Census, 2000, a total of 8,556 people in six separate municipalities called Long Beach Island home on a year-round basis. The population in these communities swell significantly with part-time residents and tourists during the summer.

Known as LBI in New Jersey, the island's close knit communities are largely affluent and contain many vacation homes for wealthy New Yorkers, Philadelphians, Connecticut residents, and suburban New Jerseyites that they themselves either summer in or rent out. In the larger, south end cities of Beach Haven and Ship Bottom, year-round residents and businesses in operation are far more common. The island is also known as a base for many long-range recreational fishing and charter boats, whose trips can range from 10-100 miles from one of the island's three inlets (at Barnegat Bay, in the north, and Beach Haven and Little Egg Harbor in the south.)

The historic Barnegat Lighthouse is located in Barnegat Lighthouse State Park at the northern tip of the island along the Barnegat Inlet.

Long Beach Island is also famous for housing the original Ron Jon Surf Shop in Ship Bottom, as well as the landmark, Lucielle's Oh Fudge! Candies. Lucielle's has a giant salt water taffy out front, a candy which was first created in nearby Atlantic City.

Road access to Long Beach Island is available via Route 72, which crosses Manahawkin Bay via the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge, which is famous for its "String of Pearls", a row of lights mounted on the railings lining the entire bridge. The bridge is scheduled to be expanded and a new span will be added in a few years.

The island was rocked by storms in 1992, 1923, and most famously, in 1962, which almost destroyed the island. During the March 1962 storm, in the Harvey Cedars section of the island, a new Inlet was temporarily formed and several homes and shops floated away or were destroyed.

The island is divided by the Route 72 Causeway (erected after the 1962 storm). This new bridge replaced a low-level, two-lane automobile bridge that was formerly a railroad crossing. A somewhat infamous 1970's article in Philadelphia Magazine quipped that the "haves turn right and the have mores turn left." Nominally accurate, the "down island" community of Beach Haven features historic and elegant Victorian homes that have survived the many storms. The south end of the island contains significantly more commercial zoning, which generally decreases as you travel north.

The north end of the island includes the communities (north to south) of Barnegat Light, High Bar Harbor, Loveladies, Harvey Cedars, North Beach, and Surf City.

The community of Loveladies was mostly developed after the 1962 storm. The developers attracted a large number of psychiatrists and was referred to as "couch cove." Loveladies is home to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences.

The movie Jaws is based on a the book Peter Benchley book of the same name, which is based on the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916, a real life series of shark attacks which began on Long Beach Island.

Our amusment pier has an incredible ocean view backdrop with beautiful beaches for the whole family to enjoy.

We have SUPER SPECTACULAR adult rides, family rides galore and "Don't Worry" we have plenty of great rides for the small kiddies too..

When you visit our pier don't forget to join in the fun with Funtown's famous Go-Carts. Feel the thrill of racing on the Ocean's Edge...

For all you real thrill seekers take an explosive ride on the Tower of Fear. This 225ft giant ride will power you to new heights of thrills!

Roller Coaster fans ...come ride our looping coaster while watching the ocean waves break right under you..

Come walk our beautiful boardwalk and try your luck at any of our piers amusment games...and enjoy all the incredible food available

Visit the amusement park and the water park together for one low price by combining classic boardwalk memories with high speed water slides. The beautiful carousel glitters and glides while the brand new rides, the Moby Dick, and the Kite Flyer will excite guests of all ages. Our guests never tire of rides like the bumper cars, go carts, and roller coaster but are eager to experience our high tech rides like the Double Shot, Pharaoh's Fury or Chaos.

Visiting Sandy Hook

Sandy Hook is a 2,044 acre barrier beach peninsula at the northern tip of the New Jersey shore. The park includes seven miles of ocean beaches, salt marshes, hiking trails and a maritime holly forest. Historic sites include the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest surviving lighthouse in the United States.

There have been forts on Sandy Hook since the 1800s to guard the entrance to New York Harbor. Historic Fort Hancock defended the harbor from 1895 until 1974. The Hook was also the site of the first U.S. Army Proving Ground.
Opportunities exists year round for birding, hiking, wind surfing, fishing and exploring the park’s natural and cultural resources. Sandy Hook is open every day from sunrise to sunset and programs are offered year-round.

For the protection of Sandy Hook, and to ensure your enjoyment of the Park, the National Park Service enforces a strict carry-in carry-out policy.

Gateway National Recreation Area, part of the National Parks of New York Harbor, provides a unique haven for the 16 million people who live in the New York metropolitan area and the millions more who visit each year.

The National Park Service preserves the values and natural and cultural resources of the National Park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.

Hiking
Trails begin at the Sandy Hook Visitor Center and at the north end of Nine Gun Battery Field. Walking ocean beaches is permitted except in shorebird nesting areas that are closed during spring and summer.

Birding
Try Plum Island, the Spermaceti Cove boardwalk across from the Visitor Center, the Horseshoe Cove salt marsh, North Pond or the fields at Fort Hancock.

Windsurfing
On Sandy Hook across from South Beach Area C. Be careful crossing the road.

Picnics
Blanket picnics are allowed on the beach. Grills are permitted only at the Guardian picnic area.

Visiting in Summer
Swimming
Swim only at guarded beaches. Lifeguards are on duty from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. daily in summer at five ocean beaches.

Weekend Traffic
Summer weekends can be busy, especially in good weather. When parking areas are full, the park closes until parking becomes available. To avoid delays, arrive before 10 a.m. or after 2 p.m. Traffic is not a problem on weekdays.

Parking Fees
A daily beach parking fee is charged unitil 4 p.m. during the lifeguard season. A Sandy Hook seasonal beach pass is also available. National Park Service Golden Age (for age 62 and over) and Golden Access (for the permanently disabled) Passports give a 50% discount on beach parking fees. Golden passes are available at the Visitor Center. Parking is free in Fort Hancock.

Ferry service from Manhattan to Fort Hancock is available on weekends in summer.

Beach wheelchairs are available. Contact the Visitor Center.

 Glorious beaches and residential neighborhoods give Allenhurst a unique “hometown" feel. For more information, call (732) 531-2757.

Keansburg was formed as a Borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1917, from portions of both Middletown Township and Raritan Township (now Hazlet), based on the results of a referendum held on April 17, 1917.[1]

Keansburg is part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bay coastline.

The land that is now Keansburg was originally home to the Lenni Lenape Native Americans.

On September 3, 1609, the Half Moon, captained by Henry Hudson is said to have landed on the shores of the future Keansburg (though some historians argue that the landing and forth-coming explained events took place at the tip of Sandy Hook). Crewmen of the ship were attacked by the Native Americans when they departed the ship. One man, John Coleman, was killed. It is said that he was buried on the land, in the area that is today the intersection of Carr Avenue and Beachway. It is referred to as "Coleman's Point"

In the time between 1609 and the early 1700's, the land was gradually purchased from the Lenni-Lenape with other surrounding areas. The area was inhabited by Dutch, English, and Scottish settlers. In the 1700's, farming proved to be successful on Keansburg's land, with specialties being pears, apples and corn (maize).

In this time, the town took on the name of Waackaack, pronounced "Way-kay-ack." This is a Native American term, originally "Wakioak" meaning "Land of Plenty"

Though the source of this information does not state exactly when, the land took on its second official name of Granville. The name originated from the importance of the Phillips Mill, and the grain producing farms in the region. The name held until 1880's.

During the century, Granville became home to its own church, 2 lighthouses and small businesses. Roadways were beginning to form from repeated use of horse and buggies. The beach was already a favorite to visitors. Population was about 300 people, who mostly farmed and clammed for a living.

On Sunday, March 22, 1877, at "half past 9 o'clock," Granville welcomed the newly assigned pastor of the Granville Methodist Episcopal Church, William W. Ramsay. At 19 years of age, Ramsay was slated to serve in the church for one year. His success at the helm of church lead to another year in Granville, after which he decided to make the village his permanent home.

Ramsay and his wife, Eliza S Wood, purchased the land that is 69 Church Street and opened a general store in 1881. In the coming years, Ramsay took greater and greater interest in Granville and eventually arranged a petition to establish a post office. The list of 132 names was passed on to John Kean of Elizabeth, a candidate for Congress. His efforts lead to the opening of the post office in 1884, with Mrs. Ramsay serving as its first postmaster. That year, the name Keansburg was adopted.

Further development continued with the creation of postcards depicting the village and land purchases, including some key buys by William A. Gehlhaus and the Keansburg Beach Company. A school was built at the cost of $30,000 in 1890 and sat on what is today the corner of Ramsay Avenue and Church Street (now Fallon Manor).

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The infamous Irish Mobster Jimmy Coonan owned a house on Forest Avenue.

After the town's decline, small beach houses were cheaply sold and converted into lower income year-round housing. Efforts to lower crime seem to be working, slowly but surely, in many areas. Further evidence of a possible comeback include the Keansburg beautification project, building of new condominiums across the street from the boardwalk, plans to construct a skate board park, the hiring of a part-time recreation program director and the opening of the first free-standing public library in borough. The Keansburg Waterfront Public Library is the result of a concerted effort on the part of townspeople and borough governments to provide a high quality library with resources that address the needs and interests of the community. Currently, the library is open on a limited basis and is staffed by a part-time library director, library assistant and two additional part-time pages. In spite of this, the library has seen an overwhelmingly positive response from patrons in the community.

Sandy Hook is a barrier peninsula, approximately 6 miles in length and 0.5 miles (varying between .10 and 1 miles) wide, in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, along the Atlantic Ocean coast of eastern New Jersey in the United States. The barrier spit encloses the southern entrance of Lower New York Bay south of New York City. The Dutch called the area "Sant Hoek", and the word "Hook" comes from the Dutch "Hoek" meaning "spit of land".[1]

Geologically, it is a large sand spit or barrier spit, the extension of a barrier peninsula along the coast of New Jersey separated from the mainland by the estuary of the Shrewsbury River. On its western side, the peninsula encloses Sandy Hook Bay, a triangular arm of Lower New York Bay. The community of Highlands overlooks the southern part of the hook.

Sandy Hook is owned by the federal government. Most of it is managed by the National Park Service as the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. The eastern shoreline consists of public beaches North Beach, Gunnison Beach, and South Beach. The southern part of the spit consists of public beaches, fishing areas, and the SeaGull's Nest, a seafood restaurant operated by a concessionaire. The peninsula's ocean-facing beaches are considered among the finest in New Jersey and are an extremely popular destination for summertime recreation. Gunnison Beach is one of the largest clothing optional (by custom) beaches on the east coast.

Throughout history, it has formed a convenient anchorage for ships before proceeding into Upper New York Harbor. The now-defunct Fort Hancock is located at the north end of the peninsula. It is now open to the public. The Sandy Hook Proving Ground was a proving ground used by the United States Army for many years (post-Civil War to 1916) and was later the site of a Nike missile defense installation. The Sandy Hook Nike station is one of a very few stations that are still intact. Almost all of the fort's gun batteries are off limits to the public due to their hazardous condition. Guided tours give visitors a look at an actual Nike missile, the missile firing platforms, and a radar station (complete with 60's-era computers).

Sandy Hook Lighthouse is located within the fort grounds, as is the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), a magnet high school, part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District. At the entrance to Fort Hancock is Guardian Park, a plaza dominated by a large replica of a Nike missile. Some of the buildings of Fort Hancock are off-limits because their structural integrity is dubious.

A controversial proposal was recently accepted to allow adaptive re-use of some of the buildings in Fort Hancock by private entities.

Beyond Fort Hancock is an outpost of the United States Coast Guard. This area is administered by the Department of Homeland Security and is off-limits to the general public.

The "hook" is open year-round, but there is a parking fee during the summer months.

• Monmouth Beach incorporated in March 1906, when it seceded from Ocean Township
• 1842 The Ocean House hotel is built.
• 1879 The Octagon Hotel is built.
• 1881 The Peninsula House, a five-level hotel, is built.
• 1893 The Church of the Precious Blood, 72 Riverdale Ave., at the end of Beach Road, is a striking 110-year-old structure, built by shipbuilders like an upside-down ship. The church begins as a mission of Star of the Sea in Long Branch and became a full parish in 1947.
• 1905 The Volunteer Fire Company in Monmouth Beach organizes.
• June 1906 The Monmouth Beach Board of Education organizes. By 1909, a building is erected and in operation.
• 1917 The borough hall in Monmouth Beach is built.
• 1922 The post office, at Beach Road and Riverdale Avenue in Monmouth Beach, is established.
• 1929 The borough of Monmouth Beach adopts a commission form of government.
• 1930s The Monmouth Beach Public Library Association is formed.
• 1936 The "Monmouth Beach Herald" newspaper is founded.
• 1945 The Channel Club, a restaurant and marina in Monmouth Beach, opens.
• 1958 Monmouth Beach's First Aid Squad organizes.
• 1960s The Monmouth Beach Recreation Commission is formed.
• 1960s The Northeast Monmouth County Regional Sewerage Authority is formed.
• 1995 The Surfrider receives sand deposits during the second phase of the nation's largest beach restoration project being undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers.
• May 2000 The Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave, opens.
• 2000 Residents approves a $4.49 million in referendum for renovations and expansion of the Monmouth Beach Elementary school.

Monmouth Beach is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,595.

Monmouth Beach was incorporated as a borough on March 9, 1906 by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature, when it was created from portions of Ocean Township.[1]

Long Branch was a beach resort town in the late 1700s. In the 1800s it was a "Hollywood" of the east, where some of the greatest theatrical and other performers of the day gathered and performed. By the first half of the 20th century, seven presidents had used Long Branch as a vacation place. Seven Presidents Park, a park near the beach, is named in honor of their visits.

President James Garfield was brought to Long Branch in the hope that the fresh air and quiet in Elberon might aid his recovery after being shot on July 2, 1881, an incident that left the assassin's bullet lodged in his spine. He died here on September 19, 1881, exactly two months before his 50th birthday.

Originally a resort town with a few hotels and large estates and many farms in the early 20th century, Long Branch grew in population. Italian, Irish and Jewish immigrants settled in during this period. By the 1950s, Long Branch like many other towns had developed new residential spots and housing to make room for the growing population. Many of the former farms of Long Branch were transformed into residential "suburbs". Many of the estates and a few old historic resorts (with the addition of many new ones) still remain.

With the ascendancy of Hollywood in California as a film capital, Long Branch lost much of its activity as a theatre spot. Parts of traditional living areas with old houses were altered to support private projects by eminent domain legislation.

Long Branch still continues however to be a popular resort area. Many people from New York City travel or settle in to the area to escape the crowded city and enjoy the benefits of Long Branch's beaches.

Deal is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,070.

The Borough of Deal was incorporated as a borough on March 7, 1898, by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature, from portions of Ocean Township.[1]

Deal boasts a significant population of Orthodox Sephardic Jews, mainly of Syrian extraction. In the 2000 Census, 16.4% of Deal residents identified as being of Syrian heritage, the greatest percentage of Syrian Americans in any municipality in the country.[2] Deal's population swells to over 6,000 during the summer, many of them Syrian Jews.[3]

Asbury Park is a City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 16,930.

A seaside resort town, Asbury Park once flourished. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, it was known as the "Jewel of the Jersey Shore." In the 1970s, Asbury Park (along with many other New Jersey cities) became a victim of race riots due to segregation and lack of opportunity for the city's large black community. This caused many residents to move out of the town. In the years to follow, businesses moved out and large parts of the city lay abandoned, so much so that a city manager called it 'Sarajevo-by-the-sea'.

In the past few years, there has been a resurgence in the Asbury Park real estate market as the town center has gradually become more gentrified as developers have begun various large redevelopment projects in different areas of the city.

From 2002 onward, Asbury Park has been in the midst of a cultural, political and economic revival led by a burgeoning industry of local and national artists. Its dilapidated downtown district has been revitalized, and the vacated beach front is undergoing a massive revitalization project. In 2005, the Casino's walkway re-opened, as did most of the boardwalk pavilions.

The redevelopment plans have come with controversy to many residents and supporters of Asbury Park because they call for the destruction of some historic sites, such as the Palace Amusements complex which featured the famous face of Tillie, a symbol of the Jersey Shore.

The redevelopment plans have come with controversy to many residents and supporters of Asbury Park because they call for the destruction of some historic sites, such as the Palace Amusements complex which featured the famous face of Tillie, a symbol of the Jersey Shore.

In particular, Asbury Park became famous after Bruce Springsteen released his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. in 1973. On his follow-up album, The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, one of the songs is entitled "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)".

In the movie Dogma by Kevin Smith, God took the form of an old man so that he/she could play skeeball in Asbury Park. This is in reference to Smith's earlier feature Chasing Amy, wherein the characters played by Ben Affleck and Joey Lauren Adams played the same game in what could be Asbury, but is more likely to be either Keansburg, Point Pleasant, or Seaside Heights, all of which have a large number of arcades with this game and a larger tourist draw than Asbury.

The city is also a hub of New Jersey gay culture and is a popular resort destination for gay men and lesbians throughout the Northeast. Highlights of the summer season include the Jersey Gay Pride festival and parade in June and the Roadtrip Weekend in August, along with a number of bars, nightclubs, and gay-owned or gay-friendly shops and restaurants open year round.

Professional wrestler, Bam Bam Bigelow who was born in Asbury Park, named his finishing maneuver after a Bruce Springsteen song in tribute to his home town. The finisher was an over the shoulder reverse piledriver, or as Bigelow called it, "Greetings from Asbury Park."

Asbury Park's nightlife is primarily, but not all, rock oriented. The Stone Pony, the bar frequented by Bruce Springsteen, is still serving the rockers of the Jersey Shore. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, before going on to international fame, was the house band at the Stone Pony in the mid-seventies. On main street is the Saint, a small club with some of the best local acts. It has also bands such as Ben Folds, Jewel, Cake in the past. The Fast Lane, the club where Bon Jovi got his start, is still rocking too. Directly next door is Asbury Lanes, a bowling alley in which the shadowy lighting and vintage movies harbors the local hipster scene. On the other side is the Baronet, a vintage movie theater which dates back to Buster Keaton.

Popular with numerous Asbury Park residents and visitors is the monthly First Saturday event. On the first Saturday of every month, Asbury Park's downtown art galleries, home design studios, restaurants, antique shops, and clothing boutiques remain open throughout the evening, serving hors d'overs and offering entertainment, to showcase the city's residential and commercial resurgence.

Ocean Grove is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Ocean Grove was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 5, 1920, from portions of Neptune Township, ratified by a referendum that took place on May 4, 1920. On May 12, 1921, the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals found the act unconstitutional. Ocean Grove lost its brief independence and was restored to Neptune Township.[1]

Ocean Grove is located on the Jersey Shore, between Asbury Park to the north and Bradley Beach to the south.

Founded in 1869 as a Methodist summer retreat, Ocean Grove is home to the longest-lasting active camp meeting in the country.

Another reflection of these camp meeting roots are the 114 tents which surround the Great Auditorium. These seasonal residences, occupied from May to September, have adjacent cabins provided with electricity and plumbing and are much in demand - so much so that those seeking to lease one for a summer may have to wait 10 years.

As a result of these unique origins and the many Victorian homes which scatter the streets, the town has been in the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.

During the 1970's, the town was very much in decline and, due to the general air of decline and decrepitude, was known pejoratively by other residents of the Jersey Shore as "Ocean Grave." During the 1990's and the earliest part of the 21st Century, like many many of the shore towns, Ocean Grove has experienced a dramatic increase in property values and there has been a considerable revival in the fortunes of the town, leading to a much less depressed community and the closure of eyesores such as SRO residencies. However, property in the town still trades at a substantial discount to other, neighboring shore towns, which is probably due to the leasehold nature of the ownership and due to the fact that the "Christian" nature of the town discourages some potential homeowners.