This stretch of shoreline came to be known as Whiskey Beach, though the origin of the name is uncertain. Some associate it with the Prohibition era in the 1920s, when an isolated site like this could have served as a rendezvous for rumrunners and a place to bring bootleg liquor ashore from offshore schooners by high-speed motor boats along the Delaware River, often at night to avoid the Coast Guard. Others connect the name to soldiers stationed at nearby Fort Miles during and after World War II, who used the beach for parties away from local civilian police. Whatever its origin, the name suggests a colorful past for a place that is now a haven for family recreation.