New Jersey is currently home to 565 municipalities, 254 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 241 townships, and 3 villages. In 1964, there was another municipality on that list…a borough in Ocean County. Unlike South Cape May, it didn’t just sink into the sea (learn more about that by clicking here). This town was dissolved, but you’ve probably passed through it without realizing.

The Borough of Island Beach was incorporated in 1933.
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When the town was incorporated, there wasn't much to it...a steel baron's estate, life saving station, and fishing shanties rented out by baymen and their families.
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The town was comprised of a total of about 2,700 acres of land in Berkeley, Lacey and Ocean townships on Barnegat Peninsula.
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In 1965, the town was dissolved and much of the land became Island Beach State Park, famous for its red foxes and sandy dunes.
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If you’ve ever been to Island Beach State Park, then you’ve been to what’s left of the Borough of Island Beach!

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