It was a part of Eagleswood Township and then incorporated as a separate borough in 1890. This area is full of history and is home to the Long Beach Island Historial Museum. You ll also find the oldest Yacht Club, the Beach Haven Yacht Club founded in 1880 and the oldest volunteer fire company chartered in 1883. By the 1890s, Beach Haven had boardwalks and two elegant hotels. Today, it is still a great tourist attraction with the Fantasy Island Amusement park, shopping at Bay Village and downtown, entertainment at the Surflight Theatre, cruises to Atlantic City from the Black Whale and more.
Activities are ongoing all year long in Beach Haven.
Little Egg Harbor - Little Egg Harbor Township surrounds the Borough of Tuckerton on three sides and is approximately 45 square miles. It was established in 1739 with its boundaries set in 1741. It was discovered in 1614 by Dutch explorer Captain Cornelius Meys. It is said that the men on the first ship that came into the harbor called it Eyer Haven, the Dutch word for Egg Harbor. Fishing, hunting, claming and oystering all played an important part in the early development of the area.