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Shoal Harbor

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First known as Strawberry Hill, Shoal Harbor was the home of Thomas Whitlock, the first permanent settler of record in New Jersey under British rule, who scouted the land in 1663. It became an early sailing port and a center for fishing and agriculture.
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