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Cliffwood Beach is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) located within Aberdeen Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed December 14, 2012.〕〔(GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Monmouth County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 14, 2012.〕 As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 17,011.〔 As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 3,194.〔 Cliffwood Beach is the home of Guadalcanal Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post Number 4745, which is used as a community hall, rental facility, and polling place for elections. Adjacent to the VFW Post is Veterans of Foreign Wars Park (VFW Park), which contains Alvin Ross Memorial Field. The field, which has two softball diamonds, backstops, team benches and bleachers, is used for local children's and adults' softball and soccer leagues scheduled by the Aberdeen Township Department of Parks and Recreation. The Aberdeen Township Public Service Facility on Lenox Road is the maintenance and recycling facility for the township. ==History== Matawan Township was incorporated on February 23, 1857. This included the village of Middletown Point, Mt. Pleasant, and Matavan including Matavan beach. The beach area of Matavan was later renamed Cliffwood Beach. A "Cliffwood Beach" directional sign is seen briefly in the 1939 documentary ''The City'' (with music by Aaron Copland). An unending traffic jam getting to the beach is used in the film as an endemic problem of unplanned growth. Cliffwood Beach was a popular resort up until 1960, with a boardwalk, saltwater swimming pool, dining and dancing at The Cat n Fiddle, and other amusements. The beachfront facilities were destroyed by Hurricane Donna in September 1960. All that remains is the swimming pool, though it is currently buried in a sand dune that helps support part of the sea wall.〔Hlavenka, Jacqueline. (" A sea change for the Cliffwood Beach waterfront; Railing will complete Aberdeen sea walk" ), ''Independent'', November 18, 2010. accessed December 14, 2012. "In the early 1900s, Cliffwood Beach was once a popular resort town with a bustling boardwalk, saltwater pools and an amusement zone, similar to neighboring areas such as Keansburg and Coney Island, N.Y. In 1960 the severe winds and high tides of Hurricane Donna destroyed the boardwalk and caused severe beach erosion in Cliffwood, which subsequently decimated the local economy."〕 Cliffwood Beach was an early recipient of aid through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres Program (), which was established in 1961. The township received funds to build a park near the Cliffwood Beach waterfront. The tennis courts have since been converted to an enclosed in-line skating arena, and the original playground equipment and two basketball courts have been upgraded. It was featured in ''Weird NJ'' magazine's Issue #28. The article, "Cliffwood Beach: A Forgotten Resort", recounted the abrupt manner in which the town was forgotten.〔("Cliffwood Beach: A Forgotten Resort" ), ''Weird NJ'', Issue #28〕 Nothing remains for any of the boardwalk amusements, except for the large swimming pool, which lies abandoned and filled with debris.〔(YouTube - Horrorflicks:(2) Matawan Shark Attack )〕 The beachfront is currently slated for redevelopment, and has been for years. Many of the residents, however, doubt the local government will actually do anything because little has been done over the years to actually help improve the area.〔Bowes, Karen E. ("Turning the tide at Cliffwood Beach: Aberdeen hopes to upgrade and beautify beachfront, seawall" ), ''Holmdel Independent'', September 26, 2007. Accessed September 29, 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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