Once located between Great Bay and Little Egg Harbor; along the New Jersey coast; Tuckers Island disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean. Sand dunes and native foliage once covered its eight miles. For generations; the Rider family kept the light illuminated; and the US Life-Saving Service provided aid to ships in distress. Two hotels were constructed by island men with building materials salvaged from local shipwrecks. Visitors arrived by sail or steam; and the popularity of Tuckers Island inspired real estate agents to sell worthless lots to unsuspecting buyers eager for their own piece of the shore. Storms battered the vulnerable island; the lighthouse toppled in 1927; the life-saving station washed away; and in 1932; the island was removed from tax records.
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