TURNING BACK THE PAGES
(A Brief history of Bradley Beach)
By Mary Alice McNierney
English IV B'
Mrs. Van Campen
Wednesday, April 19, 1944
English IV B'
Mrs. Van Campen
Wednesday, April 19, 1944
Turning Back The Pages
I. Legend of Captain Kidd's Landing
II. Picturesque Early Days
A. Founded as residential community by J. A. Bradley
B. Severed from Neptune Twp. to become Separate borough - 1893
III. Incorporated in 1893
A. Councilmanic form of government
B Town doubles in area in 1908
IV. Civic Growth
A. Change in the form of government
B. Spiritual and educational development.
1. Church and school center of community
2. Three additional churches established
3. Library established
C. Further civic growth
1. Post office
2. Bank established
3. Railroad service.
V. Time making changes
A. Effect of two wars on a small town
1. Civil War led to foundation
2. World War II
a. Signal Corps branch
b. Wartime prosperity
B. From pastureland to year-round community
I. Legend of Captain Kidd's Landing
II. Picturesque Early Days
A. Founded as residential community by J. A. Bradley
B. Severed from Neptune Twp. to become Separate borough - 1893
III. Incorporated in 1893
A. Councilmanic form of government
B Town doubles in area in 1908
IV. Civic Growth
A. Change in the form of government
B. Spiritual and educational development.
1. Church and school center of community
2. Three additional churches established
3. Library established
C. Further civic growth
1. Post office
2. Bank established
3. Railroad service.
V. Time making changes
A. Effect of two wars on a small town
1. Civil War led to foundation
2. World War II
a. Signal Corps branch
b. Wartime prosperity
B. From pastureland to year-round community
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Bibliography
Personal Interviews
- Burdge, Aurelia Pier, The Growth of Bradley Beach, Unpublished report of the Bradley Beach Grammar School Graduating class, 1937
- Nelson, William, New Jersey Coast in Three Centuries, Vol II, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1902
- History of Momouth County, Vol. I., New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1922
- New Jersey (American Guide Series), New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1939
- Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey, August 1925 and June 11, 1936
Personal Interviews
- Mrs. William Paynter, 603 Second Avenue, Bradley Beach, New Jersey
- Mrs. Otto Sutts, 305 Third avenue, Bradley Beach, New Jersey
- Miss Georgianna Woodward, 321 Main Street, Bradley Beach, New Jersey
- Mr. Alvah Woolley, Third Avenue, Spring Lake, New Jersey
- Mr. Edward Yarnall, District Clerk, Bradley Beach Grammar School, Bradley Beach, New Jersey