Take a nostalgic tour of Tuckerton, New Jersey, a seaport town with history spanning back to the 1700s. Over 280 photos of black and white and hand-tinted postcards and memorabilia illustrate the town's history, including splendid buildings present and long gone, the 850-foot Transatlantic wireless radio tower erected in 1912, and the bone-jarring antics that took place at the Tuckerton and Manahawkin automobile racetracks. Explore the Four Corners, Main Street, the Tuckerton Railroad, and Lake Pohatcong. Local residents fill in the details of Tuckerton's history and people with tales as colorful as the postcards, including a story of the local shipyard owner who set up chairs across the creek from the launch point and invited folks from out of town to witness the boat launch in front row seats, where the unsuspecting tourists got soaked. For postcard collectors, historians, and fans of a good yarn, this book will be a wonderful addition to the library.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0764334115
ISBN-13
9780764334115
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80458582
Product Key Features
Author
Marilyn and Daniel Melega
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Postcards, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Customs & Traditions, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
8.4in
Item Width
11in
Item Weight
28.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book Title
Tuckerton, New Jersey, and Surrounding Areas
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Copyright Date
2010
Format
Trade Paperback
Target Audience
Trade
Publication Year
2010
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Travel, Antiques & Collectibles, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
128 Pages
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