Forty voters cast ballots in the first Point Pleasant Beach election. The first boardwalk, a flimsy, portable structure is built. It washes away two years later. Electric trolley service begins in August. By Christmas several private homes are wired from the same powerhouse used by the trolley line.
Telephone service begins.
The Ocean Telephone Company is created with three subscribers. It goes through several names and grows to over 300 customers before the Bell System buys it in 1925. The Point Pleasant Library building opens on McLean Avenue. The first class graduates from Point Pleasant Beach High School. Three receive diplomas after two years of study.