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CROSS SECTION OF AMERICAN LIFE
9/11 MEMORIAL AT
MOUNT MITCHILL
SCENIC OVERLOOK Q3
460 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic
Highlands, 732-872-0336
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
The memorial has a timeline
walkway of the day’s events and a
sculpture with a beam from one of
the towers. It honors the 147 county
residents who lost their lives. The
overlook, from which Ground Zero
is visible, has always been a special
place to view Sandy Hook Bay, the
New York skyline and events.
ALLAIRE STATE PARK
& HISTORIC ALLAIRE
VILLAGE M11
Route 524 / 4265 Atlantic Ave., Wall
Park: 732-938-2371
www.state.nj.us/dep/
parksandforests
Village: 732-919-3500
www.allairevillage.org
Allaire State Park offers 3,199 acres
for picnicking, canoeing, hiking,
horseback riding, camping, hunting
and fishing. The park’s Pine Creek
Railroad, established in 1960, is the
only live steam, narrow-gauge train
ride in New Jersey. Historic Allaire
Village, also situated within the park,
was the site of a bog iron furnace
and forge that date back to the late
1700s. Living history demonstrations
and events are presented in many of
the village buildings.
CAMP EVANS O10
2201 Marconi Rd., Wall
732-280-3000 www.infoage.org
Site of the Belmar Station built in
1913–14 by the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Company; advances
developed here, including
transatlantic radio, radar, satellites,
LEDs and night-vision goggles, have
been employed by the US Armed
Forces since WWII. The site is
home of InfoAge: A Science/History
Learning Center and Museum, the
National Broadcasters Hall of Fame,
the NJ Antique Radio Club Museum,
and a WWII Living Memorial.
HEATH FARM M3
219 Harmony Road, (off Route 35)
Middletown, 732-671-0566
www.heathfarm.tripod.com/
peacelane
A unique reminder of the African-
American legacy in New Jersey, Heath
Farm was founded by a former slave
in the post–Civil War years. Today
visitors enjoy historic exhibits related
to 19th-century farming and history.
HISTORIC WALNFORD B12
78 Walnford Rd., Upper Freehold
732-842-4000
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
This country estate and former
mill village includes a large home
built in 1774, an 1879 carriage
house, assorted outbuildings,
farm structures and a late-19thcentury
gristmill. Crosswicks Creek
Greenway encompasses the 36-acre
historic district and an additional
1,000 acres.
JEWISH HERITAGE
MUSEUM OF MONMOUTH
COUNTY I8
310 Mounts Corner Dr., Freehold
(back of Mounts Corner Shopping
Center), 732-252-6990
www.jhmomc.org
From as early as 1720, the story
of the Monmouth County Jewish
community is the story of American
Jewish life. Located in the historic
Levi Solomon Barn, the nonprofit
museum highlights the county’s rich
and diverse Jewish heritage through
exhibits, programs and publications.
LONGSTREET FARM L4
44 Longstreet Rd., Holmdel
(in Holmdel Park)
732-946-3758 or 732-842-4000
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
Longstreet Farm at Holmdel Park
is a restored “living history” slice
of Monmouth County’s late-19thcentury
agricultural heritage. On this
working farm, historical interpreters
in period dress plow the fields, feed
the animals and keep the 14-room
farmhouse as it was in the 1890s.
NEW JERSEY WOMEN’S
HERITAGE TRAIL
Historic sites tell the collective story
of a few of the famous and lesserknown
women who contributed to
the agricultural, industrial, labor and
domestic history of the state. Ten
sites in Monmouth County are points
on the trail, including Sandy Hook
Lighthouse, Fort Hancock Barracks
#25, Keyport Historical Society,
Historic Walnford, the Ocean
Grove Camp Meeting Association,
Thompson Park at Brookdale Farm,
and Monmouth Battlefield State
Park. The trail guidebook is available
from the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection Historic
Preservation Office at www.state.
nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/wht.htm or
609-292-2023.
ROOSEVELT BOROUGH D9
Borough Hall, 33 North Rochdale
Ave., Roosevelt
609-448-0539 www.web2sons.org
This borough was established in
1937 as a utopian cooperative
farming and industrial community.
Most of the homes are flat-roofed
concrete Bauhaus-inspired
structures designed by architect
Louis Kahn. The elementary school
is the site of a large mural painted
by artist and resident, the late Ben
Shahn.
STEPHEN CRANE HOUSE P9
508 Fourth Ave., Asbury Park
732-775-7676
www.thestephencranehouse.org
Stephen Crane, the famed author
of The Red Badge of Courage, as
well as other novels, poetry, short
stories and newspaper articles, lived
here for several years. Since 1995
it has served as a venue for literary,
musical and other cultural programs.
Open for events only.
Visit Allaire!
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE JERSEY SHORE
Historic Interpretation of the
1830s Iron Producing Village
19th Century Craft
Demonstrations
Special Events
School & Public Tours
Lantern Tours
Historic Chapel for Weddings,
Baptisms & Ceremonies
Special Holiday Events,
Programs & Tours
Volunteer Service Program
& Internships
Interactive Opportunities
General Store, Bakery & Enameling Building Featuring Shopping,
Gifts, Homemade Desserts, Baked Breads & More!
4263 ATLANTIC AVENUE, FARMINGDALE, NJ, 07727
732.919.3500 • ALLAIREVILLAGE.ORG
The Historic Village at Allaire located within Allaire State Park is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization dedicated to preserving all the historic Buildings at Allaire along with
serving over 9,000 students annually through its educational programs.
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TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN
HISTORICAL MUSEUM P8
703 Deal Rd., Ocean
732-531-2136
www.oceanmuseum.org
The museum occupies the 18thcentury
Eden Woolley House, a
Greek Revival style architectural
gem and repository of 250 years
of local historical artifacts. It offers
cultural, historical and academic
events as well as historical exhibits.
In 2009, it was voted Best Museum
in Monmouth County by readers of
the Asbury Park Press.
WOODROW WILSON HALL P7
Monmouth University
400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch
732-571-3456
www.monmouth.edu/wilson_hall
This ornate building is a national
historic landmark. It was erected in
1930 on the foundation of President
Woodrow Wilson’s “Summer White
House” at a cost of $10.5 million. The
130-room mansion is the administrative
building of Monmouth University, and
it served as the set of the Warbucks
mansion in the 1980 film “Annie.”
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