Tuckerton Seaport Museum Houseboats - Tuckerton, NJ - Landlocked Boats on Waymarking.com

Even before early settlers came to this area in 1698, the indigenous Lenni Lenape Indians frequented this area for fishing and clamming. Settlers were attracted to this area by the vast protected waters of Barnegat Bay and the bounty it provided. The town, which sat along the Tuckerton River, beared many names before officially being renamed Tuckerton in March of 1789. Some names included "Andrew Mills", "Middle-of-the-Shore", "Clamtown", "Quakertown", and "Fishtown". On March 21, 1791, Tuckerton became the Third Port of Entry of the United States.

This 40-acre open-air museum, once known as the Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen’s Museum, includes 17 historic and recreated buildings reflecting the nature, people and maritime history of the area. Exhibits include displays, recreations, demonstrations and media. Take a self-guided tour along the boardwalk connecting these buildings.

Two examples of houseboats utilized by fisherman, bay-men and hunters along the Jersey Shore. The first, the Skinner-Donnelly Houseboat, from the 1880s, is visible just outside the Visitor Center. This houseboat once sat on the sedge marsh near the Barnegat Inlet. Even with the flies and mosquitos that swarmed the marshes, the Skinner family used this houseboat until 1963. Visitors can peak inside and see just how "luxurious" this houseboat was.

The second, the Periwinkle, was a tin-roofed houseboat built in 1930, made of Jersey cedar from Double Trouble State Park. It was built by a "tin-knocker" or sheet-metal worker named Seibert. This houseboat features a galley and sun shower.

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