Lakehurst is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2,654 people lived there.
Lakehurst was incorporated as a borough on April 7, 1921. It was made from parts of Manchester Township.
Geography
Lakehurst has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
The town has a lake, Lake Horicon. The lake was created in 1942 by the Works Progress Administration. It was made by building Horicon Dam on two branches of the Toms River.
History
Lakehurst first became known as a winter resort around the turn of the 20th century. In 1911, the rope factory in the town burned down. After that, a volunteer fire department was created.
On May 6, 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg was arriving from Frankfurt am Main. It caught fire at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station and burned up.
Transportation
Lakehurst is at the western end of New Jersey Route 37. New Jersey Route 70 is the main highway through the borough. County Route 547 connects from the north.
Lakehurst is on the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Southern Division Main Line. The Barnegat Branch used to go from Lakehurst through Toms River and Beachwood down to Barnegat.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lakehurst include: Thomas Barlow (1896–1983), one of the first professional basketball players, he was inducted as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1981. Rich Croushore (born 1970), former Major League Baseball pitcher who was born in Lakehurst when his father served in the U.S. Navy. Abel Kiviat (1892–1991), silver medalist in the men's 1,500 m event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Juice Newton (born 1952), Grammy Award-winning American pop music and country singer. Richard Shindell (born 1960), folk singer / songwriter.
References
Other websites
Lakehurst Borough web site
Lakehurst Elementary School
Data for the Lakehurst Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics Manchester Township High School