Activities Calendar
Social Night (Dominoes): 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7:00PM @ Newell Firehouse

Women's Brown Bag Luncheon: 1st Monday (except July, Aug, Sept), 12:00 Noon @ Newell Firehouse

Men's Breakfast: 3rd Saturday, 8:00AM @ Newell Firehouse

4th of July Potluck Dominoes: July 4, 7:00PM @ Picnic Area or Newell Firehouse

Annual Meeting and Potluck Dominoes: 1st Saturday in August, 12:00 Noon - 7:00PM @ Picnic Area or Newell Firehouse

Potluck & Dominoes: Nnew Year's Eve, 6:00PM @ Newell Firehouse

Robert Keith, a logger, develped the area now known as Ledgewood Beach in 1952. He built a home for his family on fircrest Avenue. That house is now the property of Steve and Jan Holmes.

In 1953, Keith dedicated the roads in Ledgewood to the public and the water system to the lot owners. Three lots at the north end of Seaview Avenue and a beach parcel were dedicted as park areas. The county has responsibility for the roads and drainage. The park on Seaview is known as the Lloyd G. Wagner Community Park. Wagner was one of Ledgewood's first residents, and he served as fire chief for the area.

Ledgewood Beech Community Club was incorporated on December 29, 1971. One of the original signers, Alex Toth, still lives here. The notary public for thses papers was Eda Hewitt, who continued to reside in Ledgewood until the summer of 2000.

The homeowners formed a water association to take care of the water supply. Originally, there were two water associations, one for the divisions one and two, and another for division three. These two groups were combined in 1981, becoming the Municipal Water District. The district is now known as the Ledgewood Beach Water District, managed by three elected commissioners, elected to six year terms. 1 elected every 2 years.

In September 1982, the Community club was renamed the Ledgewood Beach Property Owners Association. The purpose of this association is to maintain the park, the Old Firehouse on Pinecrest Avenue and other projects eemed of benefit to the Ledgewood Beach Property Owners. The board of Directors for the Ledgewood Beach Property Owners Association has nine serving board members. Board members are elected to a three year term, with three board members being elected each year to improve Board continuity.

Many improvements have been made over the years to upgrade the water system. In 1987, a 6-inch water line was installed on Fircrest. In 1991, a large reservoir was built on Cox Road (east of SR 525) to have high-pressure gravity feed for the system and the fire hydrants. Since then, a well has been added, bringing us to a total of three operating wells to serve Ledgewood Beach. Other planned improvements will ensure the continued excellent water quality an supply to our community.

In 1993, the Water district bought the old Firehouse at 1903 Pinecrest for $6,000. In 1994, community members began remodeling the building so that it could be used as a clubhouse for the area and as a meeting place for the water district and the property owners association.

A ladies brown bag luncheon is held at the clubhouse on the first Monday of each month, except in July, August and September. Social evenings (dominoes) are held there on the second and fourth Fridays. The annual meeting is held in August at the park or the clubhouse, depending on the weather.

The Newell Firehouse is locat4ed at 1903 Pinecrest Avenue. The Picinic Area and Tennis courts are at the north end of Seaview. The Tennis Courts are for use by Association members and their guests. If you wish to use the Courts, contact Hugh Newll, Roy Bell or any board member. The Firehouse is available for private, non-commercial functions; contact the Secretary of either board for scheduling.