Lakewood Ampitheatre, Lakewood, NJ - Outdoor Amphitheaters on Waymarking.com

On North Lake Drive, on the north side of Lake Carasaljo, there is a small memorial park, complete with playground, beach and bandshell.

Lakewood began at the end of Indian trails, where three brothers, John, George and Henry Skidmore built "Three Partners Mill." In 1814, Jesse Richards settled here and opened "Washingtons Furnace." In 1832, "Washingtons Furnace" was purchased by Joseph W. Brick, who reorganized the business as "Bergen Iron Works." This ran succesfully until his death when the area was named "Bricksburg" in his honor. The largest lake in the village was named "Carasaljo" after Brick's three daughters, Carolina(Carrie), Sarah (Sally) and Josephine (Jo).

In the early 1900's, Lakewood was known as the region's winter resort, attracting the wealthy tourist from New York and Pennsylvania. Many important and wealthy people now called Lakewood home or 2nd home. The train arrived from New York every 20 minutes!

In 1891, the famed Laurel-in-the-Pines Hotel opened along Lake Carasaljo, and the Lakewood Hotel, where President Cleveland chose to pass his dying days as peacefully as possible, was built.

The Lakewood Ampitheatre was erected in 1968, for the enjoyment of all the visitors to the Lake. Not only is the bandshell a great place to sit and listen to the music venues, but it also is a great spot to sit for the annual 4th of July fireworks display on the Lake.

Type of Amphitheater: Contemporary Amphitheater Amphitheater Website: [Web Link]

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