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Deal

Deal was incorporated as a borough on March 7, 1898, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, from portions of Ocean Township. The town is named after Thomas Whyte, an English carpenter from the shore-side community of Deal, Kent, who acquired 500 acres in Shrewsbury Township along the shore that became known as "Deal."

Source: Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 178.

History of Deal
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Sachse, Julius Friedrich. (1907). The Wreck of the Ship "New Era" upon the New Jersey Coast, November 13, 1854. An illustration of the clipper ship New Era, after a sketch made on the morning of the wreck. Public Domain.
November 13, 1854

240 Drown as The New Era Sinks off Deal Beach

On November 13, 1854, the New Era, a three-masted square-rigged commercial ship, was blown onto the shoals of Deal Beach in heavy weather. Efforts from nearby boats as well as wreck-masters from life-saving stations proved futile, with crew members saving
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