Brielle:: Saltworks to Suburb

by Union Landing Historical Society and Raymond F. Shea

Brielle's Manasquan River island provided inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, but the town was relatively isolated until 1919. When the Manasquan inlet
was created, it transformed the town into the preeminent hub for recreational fishing and a booming resort destination.
The earliest European settlers first harvested salt at Union Landing, and, later, resort developers found it reminiscent of their favorite Dutch seaside...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596296402
• ISBN13: 9781596296404
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.7"