. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. o the township of Freehold before theformation of Ocean County in 1850. The boundaries of this town-ship, as well as those of Monmouth County were much reduced.—Freehold, the seat of justice for the county, is in the north part of thetownship, slightly elevated above the surrounding country, and distantfrom Trenton 30 miles, and is connected with the Camden and Amboyrailroad by a branch railroad 11 miles in extent, and with the NewJersey at Monmouth Junction, 17 miles distant. The village is hand-somely built, containing m
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. o the township of Freehold before theformation of Ocean County in 1850. The boundaries of this town-ship, as well as those of Monmouth County were much reduced.—Freehold, the seat of justice for the county, is in the north part of thetownship, slightly elevated above the surrounding country, and distantfrom Trenton 30 miles, and is connected with the Camden and Amboyrailroad by a branch railroad 11 miles in extent, and with the NewJersey at Monmouth Junction, 17 miles distant. The village is hand-somely built, containing many large dwellings with spacious grounds,exhibiting evidence of wealth and refinement. The main street isabout one mile in extent, with a largo number of shops and are 4 hotels, a young ladies seminary, 2 schools for young men,the Woodhull, and the Young Mens Institute ; 2 newspaper printing 42 330 MONMOUTH COUNTY. offices, an iron founderj, 6 churches, 1 Episcopal, 1 Methodist, 1 Re-formed Dutch, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Baptist and 1 Catholic. Of this num-. TTezc of the Court Uouse, the Episcopal is the most ancient. It was standing in the Rev-olutionary war, and used for barracks for the soldiers. Balls, memen-toes of perilous times, have been found in its walls. This villapeproperly dates from the period when the County Courts were heldhere in 1735, and in olden times known by the appellation of Mon-mouth Court House.^^ A short time after, the first Court House was erected just in front of the present the street. It was an antique structure of wood, had a peaked roof, and the mainbody of the house was covered with shingles. The present Court House was erectedabout the year 1800 : the additions on each side were recently constructed. This vil-lage will ever be memorable in American history, on account of one of the most san-guinary conflicts of the Revolution, the battle of Monmouth fought in the vicinityJune 28th, 1778. BATTLE OF
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