The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Trains operated to the area by Pennsylvania Railroad served what was called "Good Luck Point", with visitors building cottages that were the start of the community that became Ocean Gate. AT&T operated a shortwave radio transmitting station after purchasing 175 acres (71 ha) in 1929.
The borough of Ocean Gate was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1918, from portions of Berkeley Township. An additional portion of Berkeley Township was annexed on February 28, 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ocean Gate’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ocean Gate, decade by decade
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CommonsOcean Gate Church, Ocean Gate, NJ, Dec. 20242024
CommonsJeffreys Creek, Ocean Gate, NJ, Dec. 20242024
CommonsWildwood Pier, Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsView from diving board, Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsThe pier, at Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsOcean Gate Yacht Club, Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsBoardwalk and beach, at Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsBoardwalk & pier, Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsBoardwalk & beach at Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsBeach and yacht club, Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsBathing beach from Wildwood Pier, Ocean Gate, N. J2011
CommonsOcean gate nj 0292005Nothing in Ocean Gate is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ocean Gate has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Island Heights Historic District in Island Heights, 1.3 miles away.
Ocean Gate and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.