September 24, 1912
John Thompson Lovett Sr., the Small Fruit Prince of Little Silver
By John R. Barrows Editor’s note: The author is indebted to Timeline contributor and noted historian Randall Gabrielan, author most recently of Lost Monmouth County (The History Press, 2021), for sharing much of his research into John Thompson Lovett, as
June 3, 1917
U.S. Army Signal Corps Arrives In Little Silver To Begin Construction Of Fort Monmouth
On June 3, 1917, 32 soldiers of the U.S. Army Signal Corps first arrived at the site of what would become Fort Monmouth in two Model T Ford trucks. Originally named Camp Little Silver due to its location, they built
September 15, 1917
Theodore D. Parsons, World War I Test Pilot who Became New Jersey Attorney General
By John R. Barrows Editor’s note: Almost 100 percent of the details of military service in this story of Theodore D. Parsons come to us courtesy of Mike O’Neal, a member of the board of trustees for the Golden Age
June 22, 1926
The Little Silver Free Public Library
On June 22, 1926, the Little Silver Public Library was established by resolution of a meeting of the Mayor and Council. County Librarian Eleanor Randall and Estella T. Rothwell, principal of the Little Silver School, had appeared before the governing
May 4, 1933
Karl G. Jansky, the Father of Radio Astronomy
On May 4, 1933, Bell Labs announced that one of their scientists working in the Holmdel facility had succeeded in detecting radio waves from the Milky Way galaxy, a breakthrough that signaled the birth of a new field of science
June 25, 1946
Russell S. Ohl, Inventor of the Silicon Solar Cell
On June 25, 1946, the U.S. patent office approved an application from Bell Labs for a silicon solar cell invented by Russell S. Ohl, which became U.S. Patent No. US2,402,662A, “Light sensitive device.” It was one of more than 130
November 14, 1973
Marilyn Levy, A Genius Photo-Chemist at Fort Monmouth
By John R. Barrows On November 14, 1973, the U.S. Army Electronics Command (ECOM) presented the Army Research and Development Achievement Award to three civilian Fort Monmouth employees: Dr. Pete H. Hudson Jr., of Freehold; Louis J. Jasper Jr., from