Ocean County History

Ocean County came into existence after a portion of Monmouth County was cut to become Ocean, Burlington County also annexed Little Egg Harbor to give Ocean County its final map in 1891.

History is an amazing topic and I love when we can bring you local history right here in our area. New Jersey is full of history and it's all around you.

According to lure, the station was used by the Germans at the beginning of WWI to send secret transmissions between the Ocean County location to Eilvese, Germany beginning June 14th, 1914. However once the U.S. entered the War the station was seized and turned over to the U.S. Navy. Also according to lure, the station was used to send instructions for the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.