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Keyport

Keyport was originally formed as a Town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet). On April 2, 1908, the Borough of Keyport was formed, replacing Keyport Town.

Source: Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 181.

History of Keyport
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Photo of Sidewheeler River Queen, at the wharf. Public Domain.
March 31, 1864

SS River Queen, Revered Presidential Vessel of the Civil War

On March 31, 1864, the steamship SS River Queen, one of numerous side paddlewheel steam-powered vessels built in Monmouth County in the years prior to the Civil War, was launched by Benjamin C. Terry in Keyport.  When launched, the River
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Engraving: "The Ceres, Our Guardian Angel." Creator unknown.
May 5, 1864

USS Ceres – The Little Tugboat That Became A War Hero

The Ceres was a 144-ton side-wheel steam-powered tugboat built at the Keyport shipyard of Benjamin C. Terry in 1856, one of nine vessels built by Terry that served in the Civil War.  Originally a commercial tugboat working New York Harbor, the
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Keyport Weekly sketch of fugitive mayor B.B. Ogden. Published prior to 1926, public domain.
September 16, 1903

Whatever Happened to B.B. Ogden, the Fugitive Mayor of Keyport?

By John R. Barrows By today, September 16, everyone in Keyport finally realized that their mayor was gone.  Missing.  Disappeared. Vamoosed. Am-scrayed. On the lam, a fugitive from justice. In 1903, Benjamin B. Ogden was president of the Keyport town
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