Page "Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey" Paragraph 5

From 1830 to 1880, more than two hundred vessels were built along the Great Egg Harbor River with lumber from native forests and iron from Weymouth foundries.

Half of them were produced at Mays Landing.

But by the end of century, wood shipbuilding began to disappear due to the lack of suitable timber.

Iron was then substituted for hull construction.