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Ocean

The Township of Ocean was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1849, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, at which time the newly formed township stretched from the Shrewsbury River to the southern tip of Avon-by-the-Sea.

Source: Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 183.

History of Ocean
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April 28, 2022

Will Ocean Township’s Kenny Pickett Make History as the NFL’s Next Star Quarterback?

On April 28, 2022, Kenny Pickett of Ocean Township made history when he became the highest-drafted quarterback in the National Football League Draft ever to come out of Monmouth County. Taken with the 20th pick in the first round by
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