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3 unusual facts about Barnegat Bay


Barnegat Bay

It was adapted into the animated short The Family That Dwelt Apart, narrated by White, by the National Film Board of Canada.

The song "My Eyes Adored You" by New Jersey native Frankie Valli contains a reference to "walking home everyday over Barnegat Bridge and Bay".

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

The Barnegat Division (established in 1967) is located in Ocean County on the inland side of Barnegat Bay.


Zostera

Eelgrass once grew in abundance in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, where it was harvested, dried and used for insulation in houses, such as the governor's summer mansion in Island Beach State Park.


see also

Metedeconk

Metedeconk River, a tributary of Barnegat Bay in the U.S. state of New Jersey