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Stafford Township Historical SocietyManahawkin Railroad Station
In 1883 and 1884, the Pennsylvania Railroad built the first railroad bridge from Manahawkin to Ship Bottom and the down to Beach Haven and north to Barnegat City. This line connected with the Tuckerton Railroad at Manahawkin where the Manahawkin Station was later constructed. The Pennsylvania and Tuckerton Railroads ceased operations around 1935 due to increased availability of automobiles and the loss of the trestle bridge to Long Beach Island during a storm. The station is currently being used as an Information Center (funded by the Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce) and museum for Stafford. Open on Saturdays, 10am to 2pm during the summer months.
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