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Get a glimpse of what’s in store for you at Howell Living History Farm which has served as a working farm for over 285 years. #FeatureFriday
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Happy National Train Day! Head the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, located in Liberty State Park, to learn how the terminal building served upwards of 10.5 million people who immigrated to American through Ellis Island.
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In 1860, the Central Railroad on New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal chartered a waterfront location in Jersey City for its new terminal. Completed four years later, the terminal was constructed primarily on landfill from New York City and ballast from ocean going vessels. With the opening of the Immigration Station on Ellis Island in 1892, traffic increased dramatically. Two-thirds of the immigrants processed there, upwards of 10.5 million people, started their new lives via the CRRNJ Terminal, settling in New Jersey or traveling on to other states. By the turn of the century, the CRRNJ Terminal accommodated between 30,000-50,000 people per day on 128 ferry runs and 300 trains. By 1914, the train and ferry sheds were enlarged to accommodate the growing numbers of commuters. The train shed, still standing today, housing 20 tracks, was the largest one ever built. Today, visitors can explore the terminal building before purchasing ferry tickets to Ellis Island and Liberty Island.
Monmouth Battlefield State Park is the site of one of the longest battles of the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Monmouth was the first pitched battle success of Washington’s army in the war and the last major battle of the Revolution in the north.
The next time Washington’s army would face the British would be at Yorktown in the battle that would bring the war to an end. Monmouth Battlefield State Park preserves a rural 18th-century landscape of hilly farmland and hedgerows that encompasses miles of hiking and horseback riding trails, picnic areas, a restored Revolutionary War farmhouse and a visitors’ center.
Take a hike and see where the battle was fought, stroll along a woodland path, or traverse meadows watching for red fox, songbirds, or red-tailed hawks.
📍 20 State Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726
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