[2] A boathouse for the Toms River Life Saving Station was built in 1872 on Decatur Avenue.

[3] On November 30, 1896, the schooner Bertha Warner ran aground and the station saved all but one man.

The crew of the station consisted of Elwood Rogers, Pete Newman, Joe Smyers, Jim Applegate, George Everingham and others.

[3] The station was turned over to the General Services Administration of the United States government in 1964.

[2] The Borough of Seaside Park bought the building in 1966 and in 1996 transformed it into offices for the city clerk, tax collector, and the water and sewer department.