Nothing remains for any of the boardwalk amusements, except for the large swimming pool, which lies abandoned and filled with debris. The article, "Cliffwood Beach: A Forgotten Resort", recounted the abrupt manner in which the town was forgotten. It was featured in Weird NJ magazine's Issue #28. The tennis courts have since been converted to an enclosed in-line skating arena, and the original playground equipment and two basketball courts have been upgraded. The township received funds to build a park near the Cliffwood Beach waterfront. In 1955 Hurricane Diane destroyed all that had remained of Cliffwood Beach's amusements, with the exception of the saltwater pool.Ĭliffwood Beach was an early recipient of aid through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres Program, which was established in 1961.
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The beachfront facilities were destroyed by a series of hurricanes in 1954. Weissmullen later became famous for his role as "Tarzan."Ĭliffwood Beach was a popular resort until the 1950s, with a boardwalk, saltwater swimming pool, dining and dancing at The Cat 'n Fiddle, and other amusements. Completed in 1929, it was a state attraction, frequented by Olympic Medalists- George Kojak and Johnny Weissmullen. In 1928, construction began for a salt water pool adjacent to the boardwalk and Treasure Lake. Also in 1926, the Cat 'n Fiddle restaurant opened, along with a Merry-Go-Round and an arcade. In 1926 the Country Club Casino was built along the cliff walk, overlooking Treasure Lake.
In 1924 a one-mile boardwalk was constructed along the shoreline of Cliffwood Beach. The real estate sales offices of Morrisey and Walker was a local attraction in of itself, being contracted in the appearance of a pirate ship, as an homage to the lore of Captain Kidd and his treasure and Treasure Lake in Cliffwood Beach. Although the concept initially failed, in 1923, the company of Morrisey and Walker, created the concept of a resort community in Cliffwood Beach, with summer bungalows complimenting the emerging resorts of the Jersey shoreline of the 1920s. Ĭliffwood Beach was purchased in 1860 by Henry Clark, who planned on creating a resort community. An unending traffic jam getting to the beach is used in the film as an endemic problem of unplanned growth. Ī "Cliffwood Beach" directional sign is seen briefly in the 1939 documentary The City (with music by Aaron Copland). The beach area of Matawan Township would later be renamed Cliffwood Beach. Pleasant (renamed Freneau in 1890) and Matawan (or "Matavan" or Matawan Point) beach. This included a portion of Middletown Point (now Matawan Borough), a portion Mt. Matawan Township was incorporated on February 23, 1857. Hunterdon County collects the highest property tax in New Jersey, levying an average of $8,523.00 (1.91% of median home value) yearly in property taxes, while Cumberland County has the lowest property tax in the state, collecting an average tax of $3,744.00 (2.13% of median home value) per year.įor more localized property tax rates, find your county on the property tax map of New Jersey to the left or in the county list below.Cliffwood Beach at sunset, looking towards South Amboy The exact property tax levied depends on the county in New Jersey the property is located in. New Jersey is ranked 1st of the 50 states for property taxes as a percentage of median income. New Jersey's median income is $88,343 per year, so the median yearly property tax paid by New Jersey residents amounts to approximately % of their yearly income. New Jersey has one of the highest average property tax rates in the country, with only states levying higher property taxes. Counties in New Jersey collect an average of 1.89% of a property's assesed fair market value as property tax per year. The median property tax in New Jersey is $6,579.00 per year for a home worth the median value of $348,300.00.
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