“Wooden Palaces” of Monmouth Beach
Great Old Homes of Monmouth Beach … A signature feature of Monmouth Beach heritage were the massive houses — they called them “Cottages” — ...
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What’s Left in Monmouth Beach …
For housing good or ill, Monmouth Beach has become a tear-down community. If you grew up in the town say 25 years ago, it...
“Galilee” of Monmouth Beach Images
The borough area known as “Galilee” — located roughly from Central Road to the Sea Bright border — is a spot rich in history...
Monmouth County: What’s in a Name?
“According to several sources, including a booklet, A Sketch of Monmouth County, published in 1929 by the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County was...
Senators from Monmouth Beach
In my ongoing effort to undercover Monmouth Beach history, I have determined that at least two United States Senators had strong connections to this...
Monmouth Beach: Land of Rich & Famous
Back in the late-1800s — thanks to the advent of a shore-area railroad system and a train station in the borough — Monmouth Beach...
Monmouth Beach Clubhouse Hotel Images
It is the spot where Monmouth Beach all began. Eliakim Wardell, a Boston-born Quaker who first settled the area, broke ground on a farmhouse...
Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Doctor
Dr. William Newell also represented the Monmouth Beach area in Congress I’m a Lincoln man — this year marks the 210th anniversary of his...
Looking Over Monmouth Beach
Enjoy some shore heights … Here are more than 100 interesting aerial images from around Monmouth Beach — past and present:
Getting the Picture in Monmouth Beach
Wanted: Monmouth Beach photos — of all kinds. Part of the joy in finding interesting MB pictures is in the discovery. I’m always looking...
MB’s First Residents: The Lenape
12,000 Years of Jersey Shore History … There are people who called out NJ coastal area home a real long time before the folks...
