▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁until ▁any ▁major ▁development ▁was ▁started . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁manufact ured ▁water front ▁b ung al ows ▁on ▁l ago ons ▁were ▁built ▁and ▁market ed ▁as ▁vac ation ▁properties , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Myst ic ▁Islands , ▁Hol ly ▁Lake ▁Har bor , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Atl ant is ; ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁" res earch ▁home " ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁test ▁hundreds ▁of ▁components ▁and ▁finishing ▁materials ▁for ▁possible ▁inclusion ▁in ▁model ▁homes . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁season al ▁residents ▁from ▁either ▁New ▁York , ▁Philadelphia , ▁or ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Several ▁develop ments ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁dec ades ▁following ▁around ▁the ▁Myst ic ▁Islands ▁area , ▁mostly ▁consisting ▁of ▁town hom es , ▁du plex , ▁and ▁small ▁single - family ▁homes ▁meant ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁either ▁vac ation ▁homes ▁or ▁year - round ▁residence . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Pin el ands ▁Regional ▁High ▁School ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁growing ▁town ship , ▁serving ▁students ▁from ▁Little ▁E gg ▁Har bor , ▁T uck erton , ▁Bass ▁River , ▁and ▁E ag les wood ; ▁those ▁students ▁formerly ▁went ▁to ▁Southern ▁Regional ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Man ah aw kin . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est - g row ing ▁in ▁Ocean ▁County , ▁next ▁to ▁Bar neg at . ▁The ▁formerly