Beginnings of Long Branch
In May 1668, according to folklore, five associates of the original Monmouth Patent holders from 1665 (John Slocum, Eliakim Wardell, Jasper and Peter Parker...
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Monmouth Beach Life Photo Collection
Images from the past … I’ve sought to make this a visually pleasing website. One that’s both enjoyable and educational. I try to share...
Peninsula House: Shore Splendor at Sea Bright
and the Octagon Hotel photos and history … Known by locals as the “P House” — the iconic seashore structure dates back to Sea...
Broadway: Long Branch’s Business Artery
First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891 — Broadway was where Long Branch conducted commerce. Back in the glory days, Jacob Steinbach and...
Images of Long Branch …
Dedicated to Tom Booth of Long Branch (1951-2019). Rich in historic imagery, as a place offering shore sun and fun Long Branch has few...
Beach Towns: SB • MB • LB
The sands of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and Long Branch … At the peak in the late 1960s, these three North Shore towns combined...
MBBP — Happy 100th
This summer 2021 the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) marks its centennial season. That’s 100 years of sun and fun. I’ve enjoyed the spot...
Images of Sandy Hook …
It has 500 years of history — going back to the 1520s when Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to explore our “Jersey...
Images of Sea Bright …
Classic photos of a seaside borough … (Page dedicated to the Sea Bright Historical Society) Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright have a lot in...
The Summer of ’21
Local Stories Worth a Look … This could be one of the most important Jersey Shore summers in a long time. With the COVID-19...
MB Police Department Images …
The borough’s true blue … The Monmouth Beach Police Department dates back to April 1906 with the appointment of a police committee by the...
North Long Branch: Different Time & Place
It was known as “Fishtown” in Entertaining a Nation and marked as “Atlanticville” on an 1873 F.W. Beers map. I also recall many of...
Eliakim Wardell: Monmouth Beach Founder
The founder and first settler of the New Jersey coastal area today known as Monmouth Beach (other than the true first settlers, Native American...
Long Branch: Grand Hotels of Past
Magnificent seashore dwellings from a city’s glory days I’m fascinated by the magnificent seashore hotels that sprawled along the Long Branch shoreline. Here are...
Miscellaneous Monmouth Beach
Maps, letters, flyers, pictures, stories, ads, documents, signs, odd and unusual images of Monmouth Beach. I claim no ownership of the images — I...
Long Branch Pier: Boardwalk Fun & Games
The first-ever Long Branch pier onto the Atlantic Ocean was built in 1828. Called the “Bath House Pier,” it was used mainly as a...
“Wooden Palaces” of Monmouth Beach
Great Old Homes in Town … A signature feature of Monmouth Beach heritage were the massive houses — called “Cottages” — built along the...
