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Point Pleasant
Beach Borough Hall
416 New Jersey Avenue, PO Box 1273
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
732-892-3091
website: www.pointpleasanthistory.com |
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About the Museum
Collections / Gallery
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Open year-round
2nd Thurs: 1:00 to 4:00pm
or by appointment |
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Ramp |
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The Point
Pleasant Historical Society Museum specializes in preserving
photographs, maps and other documents. The collection includes early
records from downtown businesses, meticulously compiled contemporaneous
scrapbooks detailing the exploits of local men and women in World
War II and posters of baseball games played, vaudeville shows produced,
and summer extravaganzas.
An early twentieth century history of Point Pleasant is available
through newspaper accounts culled from the New Jersey Courier. There
are also rare full issues of the original Point pleasant Beacon.
The photograph collection shows both important events such as fires
and hurricanes, social gatherings like the 1920's baby parades,
and everyday life.
Historical Society newsletters contain articles on Point Pleasant
history. There are numerous out-of-print books specifically about
the area. A film collection shows the building of the modern Manasquan
Inlet and the valiant efforts of local fishermen rescuing survivors
from the Morro Castle fire. There is a limited amount of
genealogical material and building histories. More three-dimensional
displays include architecural details form the old Ocean Road School,
military uniforms owned by noted locals, and memorabilia from merchants. |
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