FOOTPRINT : Our Waterfront History
Location
Ocean County Artist Guild
22 Chestnut Street
Island Heights 08732
Description
Author Patrick Filan takes us on his journey into researching the history of land in Bayville, NJ, sitting at the mouth of the Toms River. The story a small vacation home know as the "Swiss Cottage" built in 1881. Â Eventually the cottage was turned into "The Swiss Inn and Bar," sparking great controversy with the strict Methodist temperance community of Island Heights. Â Filan sets the record straight on some of the long told stories and legends that have been passed down for centuries.

