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Toy King … Confederate Yankee … Knighted Doctor … Master Pattern Maker all under one roof — If you’re even moderately familiar with Monmouth...
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Toy King … Confederate Yankee … Knighted Doctor … Master Pattern Maker all under one roof — If you’re even moderately familiar with Monmouth...
The borough’s First Aid Squad has come a long way since its founding 65 years ago. The all-volunteer group is today called the Monmouth...
The all-volunteer Monmouth Beach Fire Company — proud of its century-long dedication to protecting the lives and property of its neighbors — actually predates...
The Church of the Precious Blood, the borough’s only Roman Catholic house of worship, is located on Riverdale Avenue at the foot of Beach...
“Church of the Fishermen” Built on sand close by the water’s edge, the St. Peter’s Church of Galilee was dedicated in August 1873. Classic...
History & Photos … The borough’s Shorelands section started as a Gilded Age golf course that grew into a close-knit and comfortable community. Mostly,...
MB-USA Bicentennial Celebration — 50 Years Ago … As the borough of Monmouth Beach marks the nation’s 250th birthday with a grand celebration —...
Aerial images of the borough … Have look at these aerial images from around Monmouth Beach — past and present. The seashore community is...
The Monmouth Beach area known as “Galilee” — located roughly from Central Road to the Sea Bright border — is a borough coastal spot...
Built by a “Millionaire Sportsman” … The wealthy founders of “Monmouth Beach” in the early 1870s were determined to avoid the “hotel crowd” scene...
Benjamin Harrison — the nation’s 23rd president — visited 130 years ago. A former President of the United States of America did visit Monmouth...
12,000 Years of Jersey Shore History … There are people who called our New Jersey coastal area home long before we did — the...
In my ongoing efforts at researching Monmouth Beach history, I have found at least two United States Senators who were residents and had strong...
The Monmouth Beach Bath & Tennis Club (known popularly as “The Club”) rests along Ocean Avenue. This fabulous Atlantic coast building is the definitive...
Helen Kittell West, Principal of the Monmouth Beach School (1922-1946). A borough education leader during very trying times — all through the Great Depression...
George Fisher Baker: Gilded Age Tycoon During the late 19th Century — and probably even today — the 1.6-mille Ocean Avenue section of Monmouth...