Since the development of photography in the midnineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach have always been two of New Jersey's most dynamic coastal communities. The scenic beauty and simple charm of the area remains undisturbed today, and it is easy to see why it has been a popular tourist destination for more than two centuries. The last one hundred years have also...

In Point Pleasant Volume II, historian Jerry Woolley
continues the detailed look at Point Pleasant, Point
Pleasant Beach, and Bay Head that he began in his
wildly successful Volume I. While still maintaining a
historical perspective, Woolley has also included more
recent photographs to give us a more contemporary view
of the area.
Bounded by the Manasquan River on the north,
the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and Barnegat Bay
and Beaver Dam Creek to the south, Point Pleasant's
uniquely aquatic environment has long been one of the
area's major...

Point Pleasant Volume I and Volume II have captivated audiences, and now, in this new addition to the Images of America series, author Jerry Woolley offers us a third volume of images to help us connect with our past. In Point Pleasant Volume III, we are invited to take a stroll down memory lane and see the area's residents at work and at play, boating and fishing, and simply relaxing on the beach. Also featured within these pages are a variety of snapshots of the places and events that have given this community its Old World familiarity. Its no wonder that Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant...