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Randall Gabrielan
Long Branch’s rich and varied past makes it one of Monmouth County’s most important historic places. Although much of the physical evidence of its earlier days is gone, historian Randall…
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Homesteads and mansions, museums and memorials, lighthouses, a battlefield, historic districts and theatres, these are some of the sites that have shaped Monmouth County. These varied places are preserved for…
Here is an illustrated view of Jersey City, New Jersey, presented with the viewpoint that history is always happening. With the help of over 340 color and black photographs and…
This area of New Jersey was settled in 1665, making it one of earliest communities on the East Coast of America. Read about English settlers and local Indians making peace…
Step back in time to Long Branchs history. With 344 color images guiding your tour, learn fresh insights and new interpretations of what made this city great and how it…
The storied history of Hoboken, New Jersey has earned the city its stature as the most historic square mile in the state. Through 386 images, see how it evolved from…
The city of Brooklyn became home for generations of immigrants during the massive influx of overseas settlers in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries. They formed neighborhoods that became…
Tour beautiful Monmouth County, New Jersey, and see how it has evolved and developed from the early 20th century to today. With more than 400 images, comparative views show how…
Shrewsbury, one of New Jerseys oldest settlements, has been a separate borough only since 1926
Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright are the first two municipalities below the United States Government’s Sandy Hook–the northernmost stem of New Jersey’s barrier beach on the Atlantic coast–and an analysis…
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Although Rumson, New Jersey, spent much of its early existence unknown to the outside world, the borough has built a reputation for itself as a great American suburb. The many…
Times Square, celebrated as the crossroads of the world, begins at 42nd Street, America ‘s main stem. Times Square has a rich history as the center of American popular culture…
Piscataway, one of New Jersey’s oldest settlements, was organized in the 1660s. Historically, the area’s appeal has come from its rich agricultural land and from its location as a port…
Fair Haven: The Making of a Modern Town continues the detailed look into the history of this New Jersey
community. In over 200 images, the author further explores the town’s…
Red Bank, New Jersey–one of the state’s most vibrant
places–is fortunate to have such a comprehensive and
vivid photographic record. Pioneer photographers from the 1860s, as well as their modern…
Middletown Township has the distinction of being one of the earliest settlements in New Jersey. Although the township does not have any large photograph archives, author Randall Gabrielan has carefully…
The twentieth century can truly be said to have been America’s century. As the nation reached the position of world leader, her towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace…
Colts Neck, the Monmouth County township known by that
name only since 1962, has witnessed a rapid pace of change
in its recent past. The once-rural community has been adapting
…
