Elberon is an unincorporated area that is part of Long Branch in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Long Branch is a City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Monmouth County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07740. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07740 was 31,671. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs are a new statistical entity developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000.
The Elberon station offers New Jersey Transit train service along the North Jersey Coast Line. Elberon is a railway station in the Elberon section of Long Branch, New Jersey. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit Commuter rail line which provides service between New York The has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1990 (Reference #78001777). The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of [1]
Eleberon was a beach resort community in the late 1700s. In the 1800s it was a "Hollywood" of the east, where some of the greatest theatrical and other performers of the day gathered and performed. It was visited by presidents Chester A. Arthur, James Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford Hayes, William McKinley, and Woodrow Wilson. Chester Alan Arthur (October 5 1829 &ndash November 18 1886 was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4 1822 January 17 1893 was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the nineteenth William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. [2] Seven Presidents Park, a park near the beach, is named in honor of their visits.
The Church of the Presidents, where all seven worshiped, is the only structure left in Long Branch associated with them. The Church of the Presidents is a former Episcopal chapel on the Jersey Shore where seven United States presidents worshiped The church was built in 1879, designed by New York architects William Appleton Potter and Robert Henderson Robertson. William Appleton Potter (1842–1909 was an American Architect who designed numerous buildings for Princeton University, as well as municipal offices and churches Robert Henderson Robertson ( April 29 1849 – June 3 1919) was an American architect who designed numerous municipal offices and churches
President James A. Garfield was brought to Long Branch in the hope that the fresh air and quiet in Elberon might aid his recovery after being shot on July 2, 1881, an incident that left the assassin's bullet lodged in his spine. James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He died here on September 19, 1881, exactly two months before his 50th birthday. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [3] The Garfield Tea House, built from railroad ties that carried Garfield's train, is in Elberon. The Garfield Tea House, in Elberon New Jersey, is the only remaining structure directly related to President James A
References
- ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ( NJDEP) is a Government agency in the U Accessed September 1, 2007. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ (2006) The Year in Review, The Long Branch Historical Association, Page 1.
- ^ Sharkey, Joe. "The Great Boardwalk Towns of Jersey", The New York Times, August 4, 1991. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Accessed July 10, 2007. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Along the 125-mile stretch of Jersey seashore, the northernmost of the Great Boardwalk Towns is Asbury Park, a resort that developed in the late 1800s as an alternative to its then vice-ridden neighbor, Long Branch, the town where President James Garfield died from gunshot wounds and thus became the first, but by no means only, local habitue to be dispatched at the hand of a disappointed office seeker. "
Actor Mel Ferrer was born in Elberon. Mel Ferrer ( August 25 1917 – June 2 2008) was an American Actor, Film director and Film producer
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