Long Beach Island Guidebook & Map

42 Avoid overuse of fertilizers. Test your soil, apply the right amount of fertilizer, and don't apply before a heavy rainfall. Pesticides are toxic! Use organic when possible. If you must use them, follow directions carefully. Use a car wash that recycles water. Or wash your car on a lawn or stones, not in the street. Don't litter—it travels to the street, ends up in storm drains, and then the bay. Recycle bottles, cans, newspapers, and motor oil. Compost yard waste. Use re-useable grocery bags. Always pick up pet waste! Use a pump-out service facility for your boat waste. Safely dispose of household toxic wastes. Call Ocean County Solid Waste Management: (732) 506-5047 Anglers—don't leave fishing gear behind! Conserve water! Take short showers. Shut the tap off! Courtesy of ReClam The Bay www.reclamthebay.org 10 THINGS You Can Do To Maintain A Healthy BARNEGAT BAY OCEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River (732) 341-1880 www.oceancountyhistory.org In 1782, the British created an interna tional incident by hanging an Ameri can soldier named Joshua Huddy at Toms River. This tragic tableau is reenact- ed every year to commemo rate the injus tice. Toms River's seafar ing past is also reflected in the organi- zation's collection of treasures. See the historic exhibits in the museum and visit a Rev olutionary battle site at nearby Huddy Park. Open Tues. and Thurs. 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM and the first Sat. of the month 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Research Center open Tues. and Wed. 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM and the first Sat. of the month 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. OCEAN GATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Cape May and Asbury Avenues Ocean Gate, (732) 269-8040 www.ochistory.org/OGHS_-_Main_Page.php Open late May - September, Saturdays 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. STAFFORD TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY HERITAGE CULTURAL CENTER Old Manahawkin Baptist Church corner of Route 9 and North Lakeshore Drive, Stafford Township www.staffordhistory.org/cultural.html The Old Manahawkin Baptist Church is a Gothic Revival Church originally built prior to 1758. The grounds contain a site of a Revolutionary War skirmish in 1781 and a mass burial ground for numerous shipwreck victims. During the Revolutionary War, in the "Skirmish at Manahawken," between Captain Reuben Randolph's Manahawkin Militia and John Bacon's band of "Pine Pirates" or "Refugees," wounded members of the Manahawkin Militia were treated and cared for in the church. Several veterans of the Revolution are buried in the cemetery sur- rounding the church. Owned by the Historical Society, the building is widely used as a meeting place and a depository for artifacts as well as for summer concerts and historical tours. TUCKERTON SEAPORT 120 West Main Street (Route 9) Tuckerton, (609) 296-8868 www.TuckertonSeaport.org Please refer to our listing on page 28. u HISTORIC SITES & MUSEUMS Continued from page 41

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