History of Monmouth County from 1609-1909, from the days of the Indian trails to the coming of the electric interurbans run by Jersey Central Traction. This is a very detailed history of the area towns, covering everything from speeches at the YMCA to the opening of churches, from descriptions of the first settlers at Portland Poynt to extensive discussions of the most prominent families over the years, from newspaper excerpts about fires and blizzards to the construction of the Navesink Bridge and the water and sewer systems. Remarkable collection of ephemera about the beginnings of the Atlantic Highlands, Sandy Hook, and the original Portland Poynt and the towns of Fort Hancock, Locust Point, Navesink, Leonardville, Chapel Hill, Leonardo, Lenison, Belford, Port Monmouth, New Monmouth, Keansburg and Union, NJ. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos.