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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
MANAHAWKIN, 69 miles (25 alt., 825 pop.), is on the site of an Indian village of the same name (Indian, good corn land). MANAHAWKIN
LAKE (R) is a cheerful foreground for this pleasant village, gateway to
Long Beach Island on the ocean. The old BAPTIST CHURCH (R), built in
1758, has served many denominations; the small plain white wooden
building has had Victorian additions of two narrow Gothic windows, a
circular window in the gable, and a new wide vestibule with a narrow glass
door, to belie its actual age. The small steeple is surrounded by a plain low
balustrade. The village was the boyhood home of William Newell, Governor of New Jersey (1857-60) and of the Indian Territory (1880).
Newell was also the originator of the U. S. Life Saving Service (see
Tour 36).
At Manahawkin is the junction with State S40 (see Tour 35).
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