Holly Beach City was a

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that existed in

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, United States, from 1885 to 1912.

History

The municipality was first formed as Holly Beach, which was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1885, from portions of Lower Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 31, 1885. The borough was reincorporated on April 1, 1890, based on a referendum held the previous day."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 114. The borough was reincorporated as Holly Beach City on May 4, 1897. On January 1, 1912, the area was included as part of the newly created

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, and the borough was dissolved.

Notable residents

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(1835–1911), evangelist and industrial educator * Charles L. Walters (–1894), politician who served in the

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'', June 21, 1894. Accessed May 29, 2017. "Assemblyman Charles L. Walters of the Second Assembly District of Monmouth County died yesterday afternoon at his home, in Seabright, N.J., aged thirty-four years.... He moved to Holly Beach, where he was elected a member of the Town Council in 1884."

References

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