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On February 15, 1850 Governor Daniel Haines and the New Jersey Legislature separated Ocean County from Monmouth County, and created Brick Township, including the Point Pleasant area, which became independent of Brick Township in 1920, though the post office carried the designation " West Point Pleasant " until 1956.
The town's first mayor was Melville B. Parker was chosen and as the borough's first mayor, after J. H.
The town was initially a logging town, although logging was never a significant part of the local economy.
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