[PDF] Ocean County Through Time eBook

Author : Robert Gilinsky
Publisher : America Through Time
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,67 MB
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781635000337

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Ocean County, the second largest county in New Jersey, leads the state in terms of population growth over the past several decades. Long known for its beautiful barrier island beaches and inland pine barrens, many traces of yesteryear have vanished with the recent influx of people and radical remodeling of places. Long ago the wild southern badlands of Monmouth, Ocean County broke away in 1850. After many decades of dormancy, the county now boasts one of the East Coast's most revered theme parks, five major hospitals, a minor league baseball team and stadium, one of the world's largest yeshivas, miles of pristine and preserved barrier island beach space, pine barren wilderness, a healthy manufacturing sector, and sprawling developments with their associated shopping malls. Once sought out by individuals and communities for its isolated quiet beauty, there is no turning back for Ocean County. This book intends to serve as an armchair tour guide documenting the evolution of both well-known landmarks and back road locales for long-time residents and newcomers alike.

Author : Rick Geffken
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 32,40 MB
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 1467146676

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Dutch and English settlers brought the first enslaved people to New Jersey in the seventeenth century. By the time of the Revolutionary War, slavery was an established practice on labor-intensive farms throughout what became known as the Garden State. The progenitor of the influential Morris family, Lewis Morris, brought Barbadian slaves to toil on his estate of Tinton Manor in Monmouth County. Colonel Tye, an escaped slave from Shrewsbury, joined the British Ethiopian Regiment during the Revolutionary War and led raids throughout the towns and villages near his former home. Charles Reeves and Hannah Van Clief married soon after their emancipation in 1850 and became prominent citizens of Lincroft, as did their next four generations. Author Rick Geffken reveals stories from New Jersey's dark history of slavery.

Author : Edwin Salter
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 36,84 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781333572495

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Excerpt from Centennial History of Ocean County: Historical Reminiscences of Ocean County, New Jersey; Being a Series of Historical Sketches Relating to Ocean County, Originally Published in the New Jersey Courier, Toms River, N. J During the Revolutionary War, Forked River, Goodluck and Cedar Creek were occasionally visited by parties of Befu gees under command of the noted Capt. John Bacon, the Dover Refugee, Daven port, and perhaps others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.