What Happened On This Day In Monmouth County History?
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November 7, 1888
E.C. Hazard’s State-of-the-Art Ketchup Factory is Destroyed by Fire
On November 7, 1888, the E.C. Hazard canning factory in Shrewsbury caught fire and was totally destroyed. The Red Bank Daily Register described the complex as "the most complete affair of its kind in the country," and estimated the loss...