About Ocean County, NJ

Mystic Island, New Jersey - Waterfront Homes and Chunks of History!

Mystic Island is a section of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey...Ocean County's southernmost municipality.

It's main road, from Great Bay Boulevard to Mystic Beach at the Great Bay, used to be known as Shore Road. It winds through Mystic Island, Hickory Island and Osborn Island. This thoroughfare is now known as Radio Road.

That name came about in the early 1900's with the construction of the Tuckerton Wireless Tower, the tallest and strongest radio tower in 1912. Its guide wire foundations are still visible, though the tower is long gone.

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The tower was built by the German company known as HOMAG, The High Frequency Machine Corporation for Wireless Telegraphy. This tower was used to communicate with an identical station in Eilvese, Germany beginning in 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I.

Though taken over by the US Navy to assure the messages sent and received did not violate America's Declaration of Neutrality, the tower was still manned by German nationals employed by HOMAG. It's rumored that this tower was used to send the message ordering the attack on the Lusitania!

When the US entered the WW I, all radio stations were taken over and shut down by Executive Order. All the German employees of HOMAG were taken as prisoners of war and the Tuckerton Tower was assigned to the US Navy. They used it as a back up for the Navy's main transatlantic wireless station north of here in New Brunswick, NJ.

After the war, the Tuckerton Wireless Tower was included in German war reparations paid to America.

The government then sold the tower to RCA which used it as a backup a facility in Rocky Point, NY. It operated until 1948. The Tuckerton Wireless Tower was demolished in 1955 and that's when the single family homes in Mystic Island began cropping up

This 820 foot wireless tower was anchored by 3 huge blocks that exist today; one is in the backyard of a home on North Ensign Drive, one in the middle of the street on South Ensign Drive, and the other in the middle of Staysail.

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South Ensign Drive, Little Egg Harbor, NJ

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Staysail, Little Egg Harbor, NJ

Many smaller foundations for supporting towers are still visible in the lagoons of Mystic Island. If you'd like to see some great photos of the Tuckerton Wireless Tower, its construction and demolition, visit the Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum, home of the Tuckerton Historical Society.

If you'd like information on the real estate market or homes for sale in Mystic Island, Little Egg Harbor or Tuckerton, give me a call!

Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore
Laura Giannotta
609-384-6121
Laura@JerseyShoreViews.com

GET YOUR OWN JERSEY SHORE VIEWS!

I first signed onto Active Rain in August of 2008. It took me a few months to really get the idea of the benefits here and to really get started.

From reading many posts, I discovered that the public was reaching out to members for their real estate needs.

At that point, I quickly realized that:

So, I began my mission!

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OCEAN COUNTY

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STATUS OF MY MISSION!

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Toula N. Rosebrock (of Diane Turton, Realtors) – Broker / Sales Associate

Specializing in all of Ocean County - Lacey Township Real Estate, Forked River / Lanoka Harbor

Unique Name … Unique Agent … Unique Service!

Websites:

www.Toula.org

www.OceanCountyNJRealEstateSales.com

www.Toula.info

Waterfront Properties, Single Family Homes, Multi Family Homes, Condos, Townhomes, Adult Communities, Vacant Land, Commercial Properties, 1031 Exchanges

SHARE THE JOY!

One of our local radio stations, 100.1 WJRZ & Investors Savings Bank will unite again for the 10th annual live broadcast of "Share The Joy,"

DATE: Friday & Saturday, November 20th & 21st, 2009

LOCATION: Walmart, 950 Rt. 37 West in Toms River, NJ

Being collected will be food, towels and blankets for our four legged friends on behalf of the Jersey Shore Animal Center.

This includes an effort to fill a tractor-trailer with non-perishable food items, gently used clothing, new unwrapped toys, as well as monetary donations - all to benefit Ocean County Hunger Relief & Big Brothers Big Sisters.

At 6 am on Friday the 20th, 100.1 WJRZ will begin accepting donations while having a live broadcast on location. The broadcast will go on through the weekend and will end when the tractor-trailer is full.

Pre collection drop off sites are located at Investor Savings' Branches, Route 37 West in Toms River and North County Line Road in Jackson.

Clean out your closets and pantries. There's got to be some stuff you haven't used in some time, which will assist a pet or family in need.

Toula N. Rosebrock (of Diane Turton, Realtors) - Broker / Sales Associate - Specializing in all of Ocean County - Lacey Township Real Estate, Forked River / Lanoka Harbor

Unique Name ... Unique Agent ... Unique Service!

Websites: www.Toula.org www.ToulaRosebrock.com

www.OceanCountyNJRealEstateSales.com

Waterfront Properties, Single Family Homes, Multi Family Homes, Condos, Townhomes, Adult Communities, Vacant Land, Commercial Properties, 1031 Exchanges

The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 has extended the tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence. It also authorized a tax credit of up to $6,500 for qualified repeat home buyers.

$8,000 First-time Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance

•The $8,000 tax credit is for first-time home buyers only. For the tax credit program, the IRS defines a first-time home buyer as someone who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase.

•The tax credit does not have to be repaid.

•The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home's purchase price up to a maximum of $8,000.

•The tax credit applies only to homes priced at $800,000 or less.

•The tax credit now applies to sales occurring on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010. However, in cases where a binding sales contract is signed by April 30, 2010, a home purchase completed by June 30, 2010 will qualify.

•For homes purchased on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before November 6, 2009, the income limits are $75,000 for single taxpayers and $150,000 for married couples filing jointly.

•For homes purchased after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010, single taxpayers with incomes up to $125,000 and married couples with incomes up to $225,000 qualify for the full tax credit.

The $6,500 Move-Up / Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance

•To be eligible to claim the tax credit, buyers must have owned and lived in their previous home for five consecutive years out of the last eight years.

•The tax credit does not have to be repaid.

•The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home's purchase price up to a maximum of $6,500.

•The tax credit applies only to homes priced at $800,000 or less.

•The credit is available for homes purchased after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010. However, in cases where a binding sales contract is signed by April 30, 2010, the home purchase qualifies provided it is completed by June 30, 2010.

•Single taxpayers with incomes up to $125,000 and married couples with incomes up to $225,000 qualify for the full tax credit.

For more information, including a F.A.Q. list, visit www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com

New Jersey's coastal counties have been declared a disaster area by Governor Corzine.

Though the rain and wind subsided over the weekend, yesterday was the first day local and state officials could take a firsthand view of the damage. They were out in force on Long Beach Island, calling last week's storm the worst in a decade.

Most lagoon front property in Little Egg Harbor and Manahawkin fared well, some of the beaches on Long Beach Island were not so lucky.

Bulkheads and jetties saw some real action during the 4 days of wind and rain.

The beaches in Surf City handled the storm far better. Last year, Surf City received beach replenishment help from the Army Corps of Engineers. The wider beach and plenty of dune grass helped against the winds and high tides.

That's not to say the Surf City beach was debris free...

So as state and municipal officials continue to tally the costs to repair the damage on the Island, some were just enjoying the remnants of the storm.