Jersey Shore Facts You May Not Know – Town Names

Did you ever wonder where the names of Jersey Shore towns came from? Today we'll quiz you on a few.

Here are clues to three Jersey Shore town names. See if you can identify them.

(1) Which Jersey Shore town's name literally means "frog ground" or "sand place"?

(2) One story about the name of this town is that it was originally named after tobacco or a type of cigar, but ultimately got it's name from a popular Inn in town. Which Jersey Shore town is it?

(3) Which Jersey Shore town's name comes from a combination of Native American words for "island, "wife" and "stream"?

Give it a try. We'll have the answers for you tomorrow.