Monmouth Timeline

Wall

Wall Township was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1851. Over the years, portions of the township have been taken to form several new neighboring communities. Wall Township was named for General Garret D. Wall (1783-1850), a lawyer who commanded a Trenton volunteer company during the War of 1812 and was stationed at Sandy Hook. Wall served five years as clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court and as quartermaster general of the state for more than 20 years before being chosen to represent the state in the United States Senate from 1835 to 1841.

Source: Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. pp. 186-187.

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There is no known image of the WKKK in Monmouth County. This image shows the first public appearance of women of the KKK on Long Island. This photograph shows at least four women kneeling in front of shrouded Klansman reading from a book; other Klansmen stand behind them on the platform while spectators watch the initiation. Triangle Studio, photographer, created / published c1924. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Public Domain.
August 17, 1923

The Ku Klux Klan Recruits the Women of Monmouth County

On August 17, 1923, the Ku Klux Klan held its first-ever open-air initiation ceremony in New Jersey, in Allenwood, in Wall Township. With 900 men and 700 women in robes and hoods looking on, 434 women were welcomed into the
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