Horner Brothers Sunoco truck
We interviewed Joe Marshall, who was accompanied by his wife Laverne. Joe was born in 1933 in Tuckerton, so he is now 76 years old. Typically, Joe would help crew on his uncle’s party boat. He would help people hook bait, take the fish off the hooks, etc. During the summer, all of the children would swim in Lake Pohatcong, as it was not polluted. During the winter, they would ice skate on the lake. Joe also mentioned that his father had told Joe that he once rode his bike on the ice from Tuckerton all the way across the bay to Long Beach Island.
Joe joined the Coast Guard for four years. He then worked for IBM for about 35 years. After that, Joe retired; Joe and Laverne came back to Tuckerton. By then, there were approximately, 3000 people who inhabited Tuckerton. Many buildings have burned down since then but when they were still in existence, the center of town consisted of a movie house, a hotel by the lake, butcher shops, a barber shop, shoe repair shops, an Acme, a drug store, gas stations, a bank and two department stores. Joe mentioned that Tuckerton used to be much friendlier and there were many more trees in the area.
Liz B and Evan Z
