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Before Long Beach Island was developed, its northern area, from the Barnegat Inlet to the Great Swamp ( now Surf City ), was covered with Atlantic white cedar ( chamaecyparis thyoides ).

Early inhabitants of the area harvested salt hay ( spartina patens ) and seaweed to make a living.

The name “ Harvey Cedars ” is a portmanteau derived from the combination of “ harvest ” housing used by these farmers and the “ cedars ” that grew in the area.