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October 28, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
C. Frederick Kohl, Tortured Soul

From “It couple” to tragedy. Millionaire C. Frederick Kohl visited Sea Girt in 1896

C. Frederick Kohl, Tortured Soul
October 19, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Votes For Women

Among the guests at Sea Girt in 1885 were a mother and her young girls. They would advance the cause of women in America.

Votes For Women
October 12, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
The Lifesaver and the Heiress

When a Spring Lake Lifeguard eloped with an Heiress in 1910, her mother was having none of it.

The Lifesaver and the Heiress
October 3, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
The Captain and the Whale

A Spring Lake Waterman discovered a new whale in the Atlantic

The Captain and the Whale
September 28, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Why the Babe was late to Bradley Beach

Babe Ruth came to Bradley Beach from the 1926 World Series for an exhibition game. Learn why he was late.

Why the Babe was late to Bradley Beach
Vinnie Dicks
February 14, 2025
Sea Girt

1919

Vinnie Dicks
February 14, 2025
Sea Girt
1919

Aviation was all the rage. A Sea Girt girl gets married aloft

Vinnie Dicks
February 13, 2025
Sea Girt

1918

Vinnie Dicks
February 13, 2025
Sea Girt
1918

Sea Girt Fire Company formed

Vinnie Dicks
February 12, 2025

1917

Vinnie Dicks
February 12, 2025
1917

Sea Girt became a municipality in 1917 by a vote of 20-1

Vinnie Dicks
February 11, 2025
Sea Girt

1916

Vinnie Dicks
February 11, 2025
Sea Girt
1916

Wilson runs for tr-election, while the boys prepare for war

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Vinnie Dicks
February 10, 2025
Sea Girt

1915

Vinnie Dicks
February 10, 2025
Sea Girt
1915

The coastline is a risk against attack, and its eroding away

Vinnie Dicks
February 9, 2025
Sea Girt

1914

Vinnie Dicks
February 9, 2025
Sea Girt
1914

Battles for control of the town, and the Sea Girter

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Vinnie Dicks
February 8, 2025
Sea Girt

1913

Vinnie Dicks
February 8, 2025
Sea Girt
1913

Sea Girt had a murder mystery in 1913. It remains its only unsolved murder

Vinnie Dicks
February 7, 2025
Sea Girt

1912

Vinnie Dicks
February 7, 2025
Sea Girt
1912

As Woodrow Wilson is nominated, reminders to be safe in the ocean, and don’t panic if things go bad.

Vinnie Dicks
February 6, 2025
Sea Girt

1911

Vinnie Dicks
February 6, 2025
Sea Girt
1911

The focus of Sea Girt is shifting away from its aging hotels to home ownership

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Vinnie Dicks
February 5, 2025
Sea Girt

1910

Vinnie Dicks
February 5, 2025
Sea Girt
1910

Alcohol sales showed the desperation of the Beach House to compete in 1910

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