In the spring of 1922, an event took place that put Ocean County on the front pages of most of the nation’s newspapers.

To set the scene, you must think back 100 years. It was finally possible to drive an automobile over the Causeway to Long Beach Island, then travel on a gravel road from Beach Haven to Barnegat Light. At the time, there were few paved roads anywhere in the county.

If you traveled at night, you would notice there were few lights.