A Look Into The Past: A Snapshot Of Lacey Living In The 1800s

The Forked River House was one of the hotels that once existed in Lacey. (Courtesy of the Lacey Historical Society)LACEY, NJ — Today, Lacey Townshi...

January 31, 2023
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The Forked River House was one of the hotels that once existed in Lacey. (Courtesy of the Lacey Historical Society)LACEY, NJ — Today, Lacey Township is quite the bustling area, with several big box stores, growing developments and more. For those new to the area, it's hard to imagine that this was ever anything else. But nearly two centuries ago, it was vastly different.While Lacey Township became Lacey Township in 1871, it existed before that in the form of Union Township (which at one time or another, contained Toms River, Stafford, Barnegat and Waretown, too).

Veronica Flesher