Established in 1943, to store and supply ammunition for the Atlantic fleet, the Earle Naval Weapons Station plays a key role in protecting American coastal cities and ports. Its deep-water pier is 2.9 miles long and can service several naval vessels . . . — — Map (db m22664) HM
In tribute to Capt. Joshua Huddy of Colts Neck 1750 – 1782 Monmouth County Revolutionary War hero. Erected by the citizens of Colts Neck August 27, 1977 — — Map (db m76469) HM
The property on which you are standing was part of a larger block of land owned by the Baird descendants. Generations of farmers have tilled the land from the 1830s, passing through several owners until 2012 when it was acquired by Millstone . . . — — Map (db m310331) HM
Listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places December 22, 1997 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places March 19, 1998 First Service – October 10, 1701 Construction begun on this site – July 1771 Restoration program . . . — — Map (db m53138) HM
Joshua Huddy is celebrated as the Patriot hero of the Toms River Blockhouse Fight, but few know about his colorful past. Huddy was born in 1735 in Salem County, New Jersey. He was the oldest of seven brothers. Although he was raised in a . . . — — Map (db m139186) HM
Saw Mill Built by Daniel Randolph, 1770. Furnace and forge by Benjamin Randolph, 1773. Log house standing until 1948, also log schoolhouse here. — — Map (db m244465) HM
This is believed to be one of the only remaining booths which were once common throughout early rail travel in New Jersey. Buildings such as this provided shelter, warmth, and minimal comforts for the Gate Keeper. These buildings, however, became . . . — — Map (db m82802) HM
This piece of land has always been called the Bluff, meaning a hill with a broad, steep face. This site’s history suggests another meaning for bluff – to hoodwink. It was here that a delaying tactic permitted an escape, that a fugitive found . . . — — Map (db m25112) HM
• Seabeach amaranth had not been seen on Monmouth County beaches since 1899 or elsewhere in New Jersey since 1913, but now the plant is back! It was rediscovered in July 2000 in Sea Bright, Monmouth Beach, and Sandy Hook. Biologists are not . . . — — Map (db m208285) HM
You are surrounded by history wherever you travel in Millstone Township. Historic farms and nurseries fill this rolling landscape of low hills rising above the surrounding Coastal Plain. Community life here has long been centered on small . . . — — Map (db m310187) HM
Built in 1879.
Named for the seven U.S. Presidents who attended services here: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, and Woodrow Wilson.
Deconsecrated in 1953, . . . — — Map (db m14049) HM
After the Toms River Blockhouse fight, British sailors and soldiers hunted for Captain Joshua Huddy who had escaped into the surrounding area. The Associated Loyalists, a unit organized by the former Tory Governor of New Jersey, William Franklin . . . — — Map (db m139169) HM
Born April 16, 1814, in Tuckerton, NJ.
He operated country general stores throughout Burlington and Monmouth Counties before moving to Trenton.
He served as Chancery Court clerk of New Jersey from 1851 to 1856 and served as mayor of Trenton . . . — — Map (db m9891) HM
The City of South Amboy was first settled in 1685 and was known as Radford's Ferry and the South Ward of Perth Amboy. The name "Amboy" comes from Native-American word "Amboge." South Amboy was formally incorporated into a township in 1798 and . . . — — Map (db m293080) HM
Geraldine Morgan Thompson, “First Lady of New Jersey” moved to Brookdale Farm upon her marriage in 1896 and lived here until her death in 1967 During her lifetime she served as New Jersey’s first woman state delegate to the Republican . . . — — Map (db m93758) HM
The settlement of Quakers in the colony of New Jersey is regarded as an important contribution to a progressive tradition in the state. Then as now, Quakers believed in equality and in granting women a unique role in their communities. Quakers . . . — — Map (db m93753) HM
The Randolph farmstead dates from approximately the year that Stafford Township was established by separating from Shrewsbury Township in Monmouth County. The building has served as home for several of our noted citizens. Reuben Randolph was the . . . — — Map (db m209252) HM
Here
Captain Joshua Huddy
of the Monmouth County Artillery
A Prisoner of War
Captured March 24, 1782 while defending
the Block House at Tom's River. Was hung by Torries without warrant April 12, 1782
The British authorities repudiated . . . — — Map (db m5657) HM
Fort Mercer, October 1777
At least 4% of Continental Army soldiers comprised men of African, Native American, or mixed ancestry. In the 1st and 2nd Rhode Island regiments, persons of color amounted to almost 15% of the men. In October 1777, . . . — — Map (db m304293) HM
Downtown Toms River, also called the "village," includes both residential and commercial properties. None of these properties are as old as the town itself when it was separated from Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County in 1767 and was . . . — — Map (db m208342) HM
Natchez postmaster John Hankinson built Monmouth on two adjacent, 15-acre tracts, in 1818. He named his estate after his place of origin in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Monmouth was sold in 1826, to John A. Quitman. Quitman, born in New York, lived . . . — — Map (db m243751) HM
"The American people, in their righteous might will win through absolute victory."
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Our debt to the heroic men and women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have . . . — — Map (db m160232) HM WM
