Originally part of Burlington County, Little Egg Harbor took its name from the portion of a bay called Egg Harbor (known today as Little Egg Harbor) by the Dutch sailors because of the eggs found in nearby gull nests. The first known account of the town was made by Captain Cornelius Jacobsen May in 1614.
The first European to settle the township was Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg, who likely arrived by 1693 when he does not appear on a census of the Swedes along the Delaware River, where he had lived for nearly three decades. Though he was from Holstein (now in Germany), his first wife was a Finn and part of the Swedish community. Falkenberg settled on an 800-acre tract of land that he had acquired from the Lenni Lenape Indians in 1674, and a 1697 deed re-confirmed this earlier purchase. This tract included the two islands of Monhunk and Minnicunk later known as Wills Island and Osborn Island. Falkenberg was a linguist, fluent in the Lenape language, and was considered southern New Jersey’s foremost language interpreter involving land transactions between the Indians and the European settlers, particularly the English Quakers.
One of the first recorded ships of the township was a sloop belonging to Thomas Ridgway Sr. John Mathis Sr. also had a ship which his son, Daniel, sailed the West Indian routes. They made a profit from selling clams and oysters.
The history of the Defense of Little Egg Harbor and the Pulaski Monument are set forth in detail in the attached links:
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Township Clerk (Registrar-Vital Statistics)
(609) 296-7241
Ext: 230, 231, 232 & 233
Fax (609) 296-5352
Municipal Court
( Little Egg Harbor Township & Eagleswood Township )
(609) 296-7241
Ext: 300, 301, 302, 303 & 304
Fax (609) 294-1068
Mayor & Committee
(609) 296-7241 ext 235
Tax Collector's Office
(609) 296-7241
Ext: 240, 241, 242 & 243
Fax (609) 296-8516
Tax Assessor's Office
(609) 296-7241
Ext: 244, 245, 246 & 247
Construction Department
( Permits - Inspections )
(609) 294-9071
or
(609) 296-7241 Ext: 608, 609, 610 or 611
Fax (609) 294-9065
Zoning & Code Enforcement
( Property Maintenance Complaints - Variances )
- Zoning Officer
(609) 296-7241 Ext 616
- Code Enforcement Officer
(609) 296-7241 Ext 615
Planning and Zoning Board
- Board Secretary
(609) 296-7241 Ext 221
Township Administrator / CFO
(609) 296-7241
Ext 220, 221
Fax (609) 294-3040
Purchasing Agent
(609) 296-7241 Ext 223
Fax (609) 294-3040
Human Resources
(609) 296-7241 Ext 224
Fax (609) 294-3040
Department of Public Works
(609) 296-3600
Fax (609) 294-0746
Animal Control Officer
(609) 296-0675
Community Center Information:
(609) 296-7241 Ext 221
Or email schilling@leht.com
Police Department
( Non - Emergency )
(609) 296-3666
FOOD BANK
Greater Tuckerton Ministerial Association, Inc.
( Adjacent to the Senior Center )
(609) 296-1345
HOURS: Monday thru Friday 2PM to 4PM
Senior Center
( Please contact the Township Clerk's Office )(609) 296-7241 Ext 230
Municipal office hours of opertation are: 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday thru Friday, except scheduled holidays.
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