Vennell Tavern Est. 1792 Pennsaken, NJ
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In 1930, the last brickyard in the Fish House area, the Hatch family’s Fairview Brick Company, closed. Within a year, the Army Corps of Engineers filled the northern end of the cove with dredge spoils generated by the Delaware River channel maintenance.The Tammany Pea Shore Fishing Company’s buildings were finally demolished in 1939.

Today, the little settlement of Fish House is almost just a memory. The only reminder of its past glories is the former Vennell Tavern (Hood House), since the seven-unit row of homes were demolished in 2001. The tavern house will be preserved and restored to commemorate the past that Fish House and Pea Shore represent. In 1988, Pennsauken Township rehabilitated the former sand and gravel pit located behind the tavern house into a scenic and natural area called Tippin’s Pond. A parking lot now occupies the former Vennell Tavern and the Hastings-Sutton Hotel. Cove Road no longer ends on the beach, but continues out onto the dredge spoils to a bulk oil terminal. No remnants can be found of the Tammany Pea Shore Fishing Company’s buildings except a seawall and visiting bathers would be hard-pressed to find the gentle sloping gravel beach for their recreational activities.

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