NJ Pine Barrens Maritime-Culture-Landscape 1 1 2024

Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe in 1834, published in The Gazetteer of the State of NJ, described the village
as follows: "on both sides of the Tuckahoe river, over which there is a bridge, 10
miles above the sea, 46 miles S.E. from Woodbury and by post route 192 from
Washington; contains some 20 dwellings, 3 taverns, several stores. It is a place of
considerable trade in wood, lumber and shipbuilding. The land immediately on the
river is good, but a short distance from it, is swampy and low."
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During Civil War, Tuckahoe continued to grow as its shipbuilding business continued
to flourish. The shipbuilding business reached its peak in production by the 1870s.
The Jonas Steelman shipyard in Tuckahoe was one of three shipyards that produced
the largest ships in the county. In 1877, when a group of local residents purchased a
steamboat to provide passage between Tuckahoe and Somers Point. This boat, called
the Reuben Potter, was used as an alternative method of transportation to the stage
for getting to Atlantic City, an easy connection from Somers Point, as well as for local
outings, such as for Sunday School.
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