The Beach at Long Branch, NJ
The town of Long Branch NJ, is one of the largest cities on the Jersey Shore. From the period of the 1860’s through the First World War, it was also the most glamorous.Long Branch’s early years as a resort town was a virtual “Who’s Who” of society, including such names as Astor, Fisk, and Drexel – and even more notorious names such as Diamond Jim Brady and Lily Langtree. First Lady Mary Lincoln visited in 1861, but it was in 1869 that Long Branch NJ had it’s first presidential visit by President Grant.
The Beach at Long Branch, NJ
The town of Long Branch NJ, is one of the largest cities on the Jersey Shore. From the period of the 1860’s through the First World War, it was also the most glamorous.Long Branch’s early years as a resort town was a virtual “Who’s Who” of society, including such names as Astor, Fisk, and Drexel – and even more notorious names such as Diamond Jim Brady and Lily Langtree. First Lady Mary Lincoln visited in 1861, but it was in 1869 that Long Branch NJ had it’s first presidential visit by President Grant.