Tuckerton Seaport Museum Smokey - Tuckerton, NJ - Smokey Bear Sign Sightings 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.

Purchase your Seaport entry ticket in the Gift Shop. Entrance is down the stairs in the Visitor Center. Before actually entering the Seaport, visitors will learn about the various trades of the seaport era, as well as a diorama of local wildlife. Standing alongside a taxidemy of a local black bear, a life-sized Smokey stands, reminding all visitors to be careful of fires during their visit to the fragile lands of the pinelands and marshlands.

Condition of Smokey Bear: Forest Name: Tuckerton Seaport Museum Hand Painted or Plastic on Plywood?: 3-Dimensional (3-D) Sculpture

Visit Instructions:
You MUST take a picture of you with Smokey Bear, or of the Smokey Bear with your GPSr in the picture. NO DRIVE BY posts will be accepted. We reserve the right to deny posts that do not properly portray Smokey Bear.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.