1804 | First Bridge (Osborn's/ Wagon Bridge) constructed across Manasquan River |
1804 | Burnt Tavern Road established from Smithburg to Point Pleasant. |
1808 | John Lippencott builds an iron forge (Forge Pond) |
1828 | Nicholas Van Wickle opens a pottery on Manasquan River |
1833 | Joseph Brick establishes Bergen Iron Works, September 30th. |
1835 | Kettle Creek (Osbornville) Baptist Church established, August 18th. |
1847 | Joseph Brick dies in NYC, February 1st. |
1850 | Ocean County created by New Jersey Legislature, February 15th. |
1850 | Brick Township created by New Jersey Legislature, February 15th. |
1850 | First Twsp. Committee meeting held at Richard Burr's Inn, March 12th |
1850 | Brick Township population is 1,558, U.S. Census |
1855 | Metedeconk (Osbornville) MP church built, burnt down 1915 rebuilt 1915. |
1857 | Orient (Laurelton) Baptist Church built, June. |
1858 | Herbertsville School, Herbertsville Road opened |
1861 | Delaware & Raritan Railroad arrives in the Bricksburg section of Brick Twsp.. |
1862 | Civil War recruitment bounty of $200 established by Twsp. Committee, December 15th. |
1869 | President Ulysses S. Grant visited Bricksburg August 2nd. |
1875 | Herbertsville ME Church dedicated, January 1st. |
1880 | Central Railroad comes to Point Pleasant Beach |
1886 | Point Pleasant Beach Borough becomes independent of Brick, May 18th. |
1886 | Bay Head Becomes independent of Brick, June 15th. |
1890 | NY- NJ Telephone Co. granted right of way to erect tel. poles and wires in Bricksburg. |
1892 | Lakewood Twsp. becomes independent of Brick, March 23rd. |
1900 | Brick Township population is 2,130, U.S. Census. |
1900 | Brick Twsp. leads Ocean County in the production of cranberries. |
1901 | Laurelton Chicken Farms established on Road to Lakewood. |
1902 | Camp Metedeconk established on north shore of Metedeconk River. |
1903 | Lakewood-Pt. Pleasant Road is first hard packed gravel road constructed in County. |
1907 | New Jersey Episcopal Choir Camp (NEJECHO) established. |
1909 | Princeton Summer Camp established on north shore of Metedeconk River. |
1911 | Mantoloking Borough becomes independent of Brick, April 10th. |
1916 | The Cedars a camp for crippled children established by St. Edmonds from Pa. |
1920 | Point Pleasant Borough becomes independent from Brick, April 21. |
1923 | Fifty-one member of Ku Klux Klan visit the Osbornville Church, July 22nd. |
1923 | Thirty-three members of Ku Klux Klan visit the Orient Baptist Church, Aug.10th. |
1923 | Lakewood-Pt. Pleasant Rd. (Rt. 88) is the first paved road constructed in County. |
1924 | Boy Scout Camp Burton established on south shore of Metedeconk River. |
1924 | Eastern N. J. Power Co. granted rights to run power lines through Brick, Nov. 3rd. |
1926 | Point Pleasant- Bay Head Canal is opened. |
1927 | Members of Ku Klux Klan visit Herbertsville ME Church, August 24th. |
1927 | Pioneer Hose Company No1 is established, August 4th. |
1928 | Hudson County Dispatch promotes Cedarwood Park & Lakewood Gardens. |
1929 | Camp NEJECHO is sold to Nejecho Beach Club. |
1930 | Camp Burton is sold to Van Ness Corp. for additional development of Breton Woods. |
1930 | Laurelton Fire Co. No 1 is established, May 14th. |
1930 | Ladies Auxiliary of Laurelton Fire Co is established. |
1931 | Manasquan inlet is opened introduces salt water to upper Bay & River. |
1932 | Beaton and Sons boat works established |
1933 | Wooden Beaver Dam bridge is replaced by metal swing type bridge. |
1934 | Ladies Auxiliary of Pioneer Hose Co. No. 1 is established |
1934 | Laurelton School Rt. 88 is opened. |
1935 | Breton Woods Fire Co. is established. |
1936 | Twsp. Gov't. passes ordinance creating three fire districts August 10th. |
1936 | Herbertsville Fire Co. is established. August 19th. |
1936 | Ladies Auxiliary to Breton Woods Fire Co. is established. |
1936 | Metedeconk River Yacht Club is established. |
1937 | Ladies Aux. to Herbertsville Fire Co. is established. |
1938 | Osbornville School Drum Pt. Rd. is opened. |
1939 | Princeton Summer Camp moved to upstate New York. |
1940 | Shore Acres Yacht Club is established. |
1942 | Brick Township First Aid Squad is established. |
1943 | Community First Aid Squad is established, September. |
1944 | Ladies Aux. to Community First Aid is established, April. |
1948 | Moore Road is built later to be named Brick Blvd. |
1949 | Herbertsville School Lanes Mill Road is opened, September. |
1950 | Brick Township population is 4,319, U.S. Census |
1954 | Garden State Parkway opens in Brick Township. |
1954 | Committee-Mayor type Government begins for Brick Twsp. January 1st |
1954 | Three bedroom houses in Birchwood Park were selling for $7,190.00. |
1955 | Brick Twsp. Town Hall opens on Moore & Cedarbridge Rds. January 1st. |
1956 | Brick Township Chamber of Commerce is incorporated |
1957 | RC Church of the Visitation founded. |
1958 | Brick Township High School opens, September. |
1959 | Midstream's School opens. |
1960 | Local village post offices are consolidated into one P.O. at 44 Princeton Ave. |
1960 | Friends of Brick Library is established, August 29th. |
1961 | Msgr. John F. Baldwin K of C est. 1904, moves from Lakewood to Brick Township. |
1961 | Herbertsville First Aid is established. |
1961 | Drum Point School is opened. |
1962 | Temple Beth Or is founded. |
1964 | Lanes Mill School is opened. |
1964 | Brick Twsp. Housing Authority is established. |
1965 | Temple Beth Or is opened on Van Zile Road. |
1965 | First Brick Township Library is dedicated April 3rd. |
1965 | First Brick Township Library opened on Cedarbridge Rd. April 5th. |
1966 | Bruce Springsteen records two songs w/ Castles at Mr. Music. Brick Blvd. May 16th. |
1966 | Emma Havens Young School is opened. |
1966 | Lake Riviera Middle School is opened. |
1966 | Voters approved referendum creating Mayor-Council type Government. November. |
1967 | Brick Township Flag design competition is held. |
1967 | Mayor-Council type government begins, January 1st. |
1971 | Veterans Memorial Middle School opens. |
1971 | Veterans Memorial Elementary School opens. |
1971 | Ordinance creating a Township Police department is passed, November. |
1972 | Brick Township Police Department is established, July, 17th. |
1973 | Brick Township purchases French's landfill on Sally-Ike Road. |
1973 | Forge Pond Apartments Chambers Bridge Rd. open. |
1973 | Brick Township Senior Citizen Program is established. |
1974 | Brick Township purchases Windward Beach, April 17th. |
1976 | Brick Township Historical Society is incorporated, March 23rd. |
1976 | Town Hall Chambers Bridge Rd. is dedicated, May 31st. |
1978 | 2nd Temple Beth Or opens. |
1978 | "Brick" is designated postal address, November 17th. |
1980 | Brick Township Memorial High School opens, January. |
1981 | David M. Fried Apartments open. |
1981 | Brick Founder's Day celebrated. May 2nd. |
1982 | Ground breaking for Brick Hospital, July 4th. |
1983 | George J. Conway Apartments open |
1985 | St. Edmonds Camp Cedar sold to developer Ramondi Enterprises. |
1987 | Laurelton Interchange officially opened replacing Laurelton Circle, December 1st. |
1988 | Voters approve referendum creating partisan politics. |
1988 | Save Barnegat Bay spearheads drive to acquire Reedy Creek |
1992 | Brick Children's Community Theater is established. |
1995 | 1st Summerfest held at Windward Beach, June. |
1996 | Primary Learning Center opens on Chambers Bridge Rd., September |
1998 | Havens Homestead Museum Opens, June. |
1998 | Drum Point Sports Complex opens. |
1998 | Brick Township Historic Preservation Commission Ordinance adopted, October 27th. |
1998 | Brick Township purchases 273 acre Airport Tract in Osbornville section |
1998 | Twsp. purchases 27 acre Havens Farm in Herbertsville section. |
1998 | Prep. for Saw Mill tract purchase. |
1999 | New Brick Township flag and seal adopted. |
1999 | Chambers Bridge Residence affordable house for seniors opens, December 10th |
1999 | Bayside Park on Peninsula opened. |
2000 | Brick Township celebrates Sesquicentennial, February 15th. |
2000 | Time capsule not to be opened until February 15, 2050. |
2000 | Draw Bridge over Beaver Dam Creek replaces Swing type bridge, May 23rd. |
2000 | Voters approve Open Space Funding, November. |
2000 | Millennium Fountain at Town Hall, Chambers Bridge Rd. dedicated. |
2000 | Brick Township population 76,119, U. S. Census |
2001 | Dottie's House opened (shelter for victims of domestic violence) May 21st. |
2001 | Lizzie Herbert House c.1800 moved to Havens Homestead Museum, May 30th. |
2001 | 10,000 people set record doing the YMCA at Summerfest, August 30th. |
2002 | Brick dedicates Weeping Angel Monument at Windward Beach, April |
2002 | Brick MUA dedicates Reservoir at Herbertsville and Sally Ike Rds. Sept 23rd. |
2002 | Brick Township Update goes on the internet. |
2003 | 86.60 acres preserved for open space this year. |
2003 | Township purchases two Hulse properties on Herbertsville Rd. |
2004 | Educational Enrichment Center opens. |
2005 | Town Council creates Vice Presidents position, January. |
2005 | BTMUA Reservoir is open to the public, May. |
2005 | Township Police add Motor Cycle Division |
2005 | Brick Blvd. update completed, August 5th. |
2005 | Brick Twsp. takes over ownership of Traders Cove Marina, December 11th. |
2006 | Township grants health benefits to domestic partners, February 14th. |
2006 | Township establishes Emergency Medical Service, May. |
2010 | Board of Education establishes Education Foundation, January. |
2010 | Brick Township population 75,119 |
2011 | Township adopts Burgee (boating flag) |
2011 | Capping of French's Landfill on Sally Ike Road. |