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Image of the text of "An Act Concerning Wrecks." Image credit: State Library of New Jersey, Public Domain.
May 31, 1799

Early Legislative History of New Jersey State Laws Concerning Wrecks

Overview In 1799, the New Jersey House of Assembly passed a new law entitled “An act concerning wrecks,” which would be revised and amended a number of times over subsequent years.  The intent of the law was to establish that...
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July 8, 1848

The Shrewsbury Inlet Closes – For Good

On July 8th, 1848, the Shrewsbury Inlet closed for the last time, converting Sandy Hook from an island back to a peninsula for good.  Over the decades, storms and shifting sands resulted in the inlet closing and reopening several times....
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Photo of portrait painting of Caroline Gallup Reed. (1892). Painting is signed on the reverse: "M. C. Reed / Portrait of / C. Gallup Reed / Paris 1892." Image courtesy Monmouth County Historical Association, used with permission.
October 12, 1898

Monmouth County Historical Association

The first meeting of the Monmouth County Historical Association was held on October 12, 1898. Caroline Gallup Reed (pictured, 1821-1911) was the driving force behind the organization, and was its first president. Over the next 125 years, the Monmouth County...
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Composite image of three Lovett's Nursery catalogs. Images courtesy Little Silver Historical Society.
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...
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Photo of sheet music score to the song "Monmouth County." Photos and text courtesy of the Archives Division of the Monmouth County Clerk.
May 17, 1923

Monmouth County’s Official Song is “Monmouth County”

On July 5, 1939, the song “Monmouth County” was formally adopted as our county’s official song by the chosen freeholders.  With lyrics written by Captain Cyril A. Smack of Sea Bright, and music by his sister, Gertrude Smack Seaman of...
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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 showing the lettering behind the iconic statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is an example of the work of expert stone cutter and sculptor Ralph Ardolino. National Park Service photo, public domain.
November 11, 1950

The Amazing Monument Men of Monmouth County

Timeline story by Rick Burton On November 11, 1950, Armistice Day (now Veterans Day), Major General Francis H. Lanahan, commanding officer of Fort Monmouth, delivered the principal address at dedication ceremonies marking the official unveiling of the monument to the...
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June 9, 1964

Shrewsbury Had Flying Jeeps but Asbury Park Had a Flying Submarine

This is a story about small airfields of Monmouth County that are now long gone. During World War II, residents of Monmouth County became accustomed to seeing a number of small aircraft, midget planes known affectionately as "Flying Jeeps" passing...
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December 31, 2020

Thrice-Told Tales That Urgently Need Retelling

Book review by John R. Barrows Stories of Slavery in New Jersey, by Rick Geffken, ©2021 The History Press, Charleston, S.C., forward by Walter D. Greason, Ph.D.  206 pages, $21.99.  Available January 4, 2021. There are a number of good...
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January 17, 2022

Lost Monmouth County

Book review by John R. Barrows By Randall Gabrielan The History Press, 2021 $21.99   160 pages   Perhaps the very first history book to speak nostalgically about a special region that became thought of as “lost” was a poem published...
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June 1, 2023

New Art: Monmouth County Loyalists and Patriots

Editor’s note: The two illustrations detailed below were commissioned by Monmouth Timeline in 2023 to illustrate multiple stories.  The artist’s signed prints are currently on loan to the Matawan Historical Society, and are on display at the Burrowes Mansion Museum...
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