Freehold, New Jersey: A Hometown History (Making of America Series)

by Barbara Pepe

Overview

Lenni Lenape tribes once foraged where Freehold Raceway and development and rejuvination efforts flourish today in Freehold, seat of Monmouth County. Following European colonization in the mid-seventeenth century, this enterprising community perservered through a major battle and countless skirmishes in the American Revolution, immersion in the Civil War, rapid industrialization, and municipal reorganization. The residents overcame social and political strife, preserving spirit and courage to unify both borough and township for generations to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738524184
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/01/2003
Series:	Making of America Series
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,107,701
Product dimensions:	6.74(w) x 9.76(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Barbara Pepe, local historian and professor of New Jersey and United States history, is a board member for the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield and the Advocates for New Jersey History, as well as being a member of the Monmouth County Historical Association and New Jersey Lighthouse Society. Her engaging narrative, accompanied by vivid historic photographs, brings this central New Jersey locale to life.