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Sea Girt

Sea Girt was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1917, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1917. The borough was named for the estate of Comm. Robert F. Stockton, who had purchased a property in the area in 1853. Source: Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 185.
History of Sea Girt
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June 11, 1929

The President of the Red Bank Aero Club Crashes His Plane into the Governor’s Residence

By Joseph G. Bilby ©2022   Oops.  In the early evening of June 11, 1929, William Taft of Red Bank, New Jersey, “president of the Red Bank Aero Club,” decided to take a couple of friends, Mrs. William Jeanine and
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Photo of bronze plaque given the First Separate Battalion. Image credit: National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, used with permission.
September 8, 1934

The First Separate Battalion to the Rescue

Editor’s note: On September 8, 1934, one of the worst maritime disasters in Monmouth County history occurred when the S.S. Morro Castle, a luxury passenger liner, caught fire during a raging storm that turned the ship into an inferno.  Award-winning
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August 1, 1980

The National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey – Sea Girt

On August 1, 1980, the state of New Jersey officially established the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, placing it under the direction of the New Jersey Military Academy; both are located on the National Guard Training Center in
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