{"id":379,"date":"2026-01-13T14:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:41:05","slug":"historic-documentary-videos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/historic-documentary-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Documentary Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is proud to provide documentaries concerning the American Revolution in what is now Ocean County.<\/p>\n<p>Ocean County presents a series of documentaries &#8220;The American Revolution in Ocean County Trail&#8221; produced by Oak Leaf Media of Tuckerton New Jersey funded in part by a National Park Service Battlefield Preservation grant.<\/p>\n<p>The documentaries are:<\/p>\n<p>Introduction 3:51<br \/>\nDefense of Little Egg Harbor 18:53<br \/>\nManahawkin Skirmish 10:18<br \/>\nToms River Blockhouse 12:45<br \/>\nLong Beach Massacre 13:13<br \/>\nAffair at Cedar Bridge Creek 8:47<br \/>\nDeath of John Bacon 9:04<br \/>\nReflections 13:47<\/p>\n<p>In 1976, the Ocean County Cultural &amp; Heritage Commission and the Ocean County Historical Society combined to create a comprehensive dramatization of the March 24, 1782 incident at the Toms River Blockhouse (20:22). Oak Leaf Media recorded a rendition of Valarie Vaughn&#8217;s Song about protagonist John Bacon (5:12). Stockton University graduate and film maker Tori Robbins offers her take on the life, times and death of John Bacon. The students of Lacey High School produced a five minute documentary on the Affair at Egg Harbor Historical Society in tribute to the 2026 Ocean County Special Award of Merit at the Salute to Ocean County (5:16).<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_l4QbFMW9N0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/81QDJNGMWKU\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qhoCG2S8oDc\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Abgfcc43CFg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/crDWpx7szHg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CyuGW3Nyf14\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YDDrbptJmB0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cpl5vWM0GK0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hiw-MGn62uk\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EL8E380coSc\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XUTBhrLzd1Q\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VwCJ1QvaQP4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is proud to provide documentaries concerning the American Revolution in what is now Ocean County. 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