• Historical black and white photo of bathers in Beach Haven with the boardwalk and the Engleside Hotel in the background. From the book 'Six Miles at Sea.'
  • Barnegat City with the Sunset Hotel in the background. From the book 'Six Miles at Sea.'
  • Bond's Life Saving Station in Holgate. From the book 'Six Miles at Sea.'
  • Bathing beauties on the beach in Surf City. From the book 'Six Miles at Sea.'
  • Edwardian Beach Haven. Black and white image of the boardwalk with people and umbrellas, from the book 'Six Miles at Sea.'
  • Historical black and white photo of fishermen loading crates at the Barnegat City train station, with the lighthouse in the background. From the book 'Six Miles at Sea.'
  • The Fortuna ashore in Ship Bottom, and a Navy destroyer on the beach In Holgate. From the book 'Six Miles at Sea.'
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Six Miles At Sea

Six Miles At Sea

A Pictorial History of Long Beach Island (30th Anniversary Edition)

John Bailey Lloyd

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Expanded, with newly discovered historic photos and a nostalgic cover, this 30th Anniversary Edition is a fitting tribute to the legacy of John Bailey Lloyd.

In its pages you will travel back to Edwardian Beach Haven, discover the origins of Barnegat Lighthouse, and know the fortitude of the men of the U.S. Life-Saving Service. You'll experience nature’s fury — the hurricane of ’44 and the March northeaster of ’62 — and learn how the Island's shifting southern end has changed with a “new inlet,” “old inlet,” and a disappeared Tucker’s Island.

You'll know where bootleggers smuggled alcohol ashore during Prohibition, and delight in the Island’s favorite watering holes “When Beer Was Ten Cents A Glass.” You'll learn about an eccentric Barnegat Light resident and the U.S. Supreme Court.

“In the Days of the Dune Hoppers,” during World War II, a largely forgotten period on the Island, hotels boarded soldiers, the military patrolled beaches on horseback, and oceanside blackouts were mandatory. “Ducks, Guns, and Money on Old Barnegat Bay” explores the era of adventurous aristocratic men drawn to this shore.

You’ll learn about old town names (Beach Arlington, Long Beach City, Peahala, and “Harvey Cedars or Harvest Cedars?”), summers of baseball in Beach Haven and the famous Roger “Doc” Cramer. The Lucy Evelyn, a schooner that was as much an attraction as Barnegat Lighthouse, is fondly remembered.

In this loving history of Long Beach Island, travel the first automobile highways to the Shore — or take the train to one of the grand old hotels! You’ll even learn the origin of that enduring phrase, “Six Miles At Sea.”

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 8.75” x 10.25” x 0.75"

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