Boynton Beach featured rides and attractions, bathing and rowboats, and dancing.
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP -- This photo of the Schroeder family holding Boynton Beach flags was taken between 1905 and 1910.
According to Joseph Demuth, the Schroeders were regular visitors to Boynton Beach, where they would picnic and swim.
The Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission notes that local manufacturer Cassimir Boynton purchased waterfront land on the Arthur Kill in what is now Sewaren and opened an amusement park and beach resort in 1877. Boynton Beach featured rides and attractions, bathing and rowboats, and dancing with a live orchestra on Saturday evenings.
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