Welcome to the Belmar Treasure Trail – a self-guided tour that features some of the environmental, art and historical gems that make our beautiful shore town such a special place to live and visit. We hope you enjoy the Belmar Treasure Trail narrated by Dave Taylor, Mark Walsifer, Sarah Wilton, Spenser Heulitt, Andrew Huisman, Harry Harsin, Ed Lippincott, Tom Brennan and Merry Brennan. Also available at the iTunes Store.
A Walking Tour of Belmar, NJ
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Welcome to the Belmar Treasure Trail – a self-guided tour that features some of the environmental, art and historical gems that make our beautiful shore town such a special place to live and visit. We hope you enjoy the Belmar Treasure Trail narrated by Dave Taylor, Mark Walsifer, Sarah Wilton, Spenser Heulitt, Andrew Huisman, Harry Harsin, Ed Lippincott, Tom Brennan and Merry Brennan. Also available at the iTunes Store.
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March 5, 2022
Belmar Historical Society
<p>You are at stop #2 on the Belmar Treasure Trail: the <strong>Belmar Historical Society Museum and History Room.</strong> It is located in the Union Fire House Annex, which was the site of Belmar’s first police department and jail in the early 1900’s. Opened in April 2015, the Museum features displays, memorabilia, photos, oral histories and news databases that bring to life Belmar’s fascinating past. There is even a history to the opening of the Museum. After much hard work and organization, the museum was scheduled to open in November 2012. But just five days before, Belmar was pummeled by Super Storm Sandy, bringing flood waters into the fire house and new museum. In the midst of dealing with their own homes, BHS volunteers made sure as many items as possible were transferred to sites around the country for repair and safe keeping. Thanks to their efforts, the museum is packed with materials and information that will intrigue history buffs or anyone who appreciates Belmar.</p>
March 5, 2022
Union Firehouse
<p>You are at our historic <strong>Union Firehouse, </strong>stop #3 on the Belmar Treasure Trail. The Union Firehouse celebrated its 100thbirthday in April 2011. It is one of three firehouses whose members work together to protect Belmar. Until 1889, the Ocean Beach Association – this is what Belmar was originally named – owned a small hook and ladder wagon used by men in the community who volunteered to keep water barrels and buckets by their back doors or woodsheds. But then in 1888, a New Year’s Eve fire left an entire block of what today is Main Street in smoldering ruins. Dozens of worried property owners circulated a petition to purchase a steam fire engine, and in June of 1889, a yellow fire engine came to town. A horse named “Major” was half of the team that pulled the bright new pumper until retiring in 1892, when he was replaced by the first motor-powered fire engine. Over the next decade Belmar’s other two volunteer fire companies, the Volunteer Hook and Ladder on 11th Avenue, and the Goodwill Hose Company on 7th Avenue, were incorporated. All three firehouses have interesting historical memorabilia, and welcome passers-by to stop in when volunteers are on duty.</p>
March 5, 2022
First Presbyterian Church of Belmar
<p>This is the <strong>First Presbyterian Church of Belmar, </strong>stop #4 on the Belmar Treasure Trail<strong>. </strong>The congregation was founded on March 20, 1877. It’s interesting that before construction of Belmar’s diverse churches, many people in the community worshipped in the same place – and that was a former pavilion from the Centennial Expo in Philadelphia, more commonly known as the World’s Fair. In the summer of 1880, when Belmar was known as Ocean Beach, the pavilion was brought from Philly to Belmar. As a side note, several of our beautiful homes throughout town were originally structures from that same 1876 World’s Fair. These huge buildings were transferred by waterway to Belmar, where they were then “rolled” on giant telephone-pole-like logs to their destinations. Anyway, the pavilion relevant to the churches was set up at the corner of 7th Avenue and A Street and called an Undenominational Summer Tabernacle. Later that summer, the First Presbyterian Church of Ocean Beach was incorporated and the small congregation started to plan for a church of their own. The Ocean Beach Association donated two lots at the current location of 9th Avenue and E Street. The current church building was built and dedicated in 1959. Prior to the construction of an Office Wing addition on the E Street side of the building in the early 1980's, there was a multi-purpose meeting space and gymnasium facility. During the summer in the early 1960's a young High School aged talent, Bruce Springsteen, and his band practiced in that church space. The congregation has an appreciation for music! On March 20, 2022, the congregation celebrated its 145th Anniversary.</p>
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