Presentation: Wreckers! The Land Pirates of Monmouth County
by John R Barrows
At Monmouth Boat Club (MBC, 31 Union Street, Red Bank, and on Zoom.
Open 6:30pm, Presentation 7:00pm
Please Register at the left of your screen
In 1846, residents of coastal Monmouth County were accused by major New York City newspapers of heinous crimes relating to ships that wrecked along our shore. They were called “wreckers,” and were said to be rapacious criminals who put up false lights to induce wrecks, murdered survivors, and plundered cargo. But those accusations may have been nothing more than a terrible hoax.
John Barrows will present his research into how the people in our region responded to the devastating shipwrecks along our coast during the decades before the U.S. Life-Saving Service. More information HERE.
Picture: Wreckers: The Land Pirates of Monmouth County, ©2021 Charlie Swerdlow, commissioned by Monmouth Timeline.
This image illustrates what it might have been like if the accusations leveled against the people of Monmouth County in 1848 were true.
Please Register at the left of your screen for in-person attendance
at Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank or via Zoom
Parking:There is NO parking at MBC, visitors must find spaces at parking meters on Union Street or in the town parking lots.
John R. Barrows is founder and editor of MonmouthTimeline.org, a website that presents the illustrated history of Monmouth County, with more than 200 stories across 25 categories. The most important events and people from our past are highlighted on social media as “This Day in Monmouth County History.” John is a retired corporate communications executive living in Little Silver.
Navesink Maritime Heritage Association
Navesink Maritime Heritage Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging Eastern Monmouth County with maritime and water related historical, skill building, environmental, and recreational activities, and encouraging responsible use of the Navesink estuary through its Discover, Engage, and Sustain approach.
