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On March 3,1933, President Hoover signed legislation to establish the Morristown National Historical Park, the first national historical park in the nation
Nearly one million people visit the Basilica each year as a destination of its own or as part of touring our nation’s capital. Open daily, the Basilica welcomes individuals, families, groups, buses, tours and pilgrimages, and offers free parking, guided tours, a gift shop, book store, cafeteria and more.
The Shrewsbury River runs about the entire length of the northern border of Long Branch. The estuary is protected from the open Atlantic Ocean on its eastern side by a long barrier peninsula that extends north to become Sandy Hook
Fewer than 6,000 people make their home in Belmar, New Jersey. Boasting a small-town feel, with brilliant character, residents love calling Belmar home. Belmar is on a patch of land that sits between the Shark River and the Atlantic Ocean offering spectacular water views from every angle. For those that love living near the water, Belmar real estate is certainly worth a gander.
Hedden Park is a 380 acre Morris County Park in Randolph NJ. This Park has 2 ballfields, picnic sites, hiking trails and a group picnic shelter.
The recent dome restoration cost more than $9 million dollars. The original State House cost only $400 to construct.
General Washington's Office at Dey Mansion. Washington wrote over 300 pieces of correspondence from his Preakness Headquarters.
At one time Long Branch was the playground of the rich and famous. Seven Presidents spent their summers here.
The Marching Colonials'Color Guard membership is by audition in the Spring of incoming high school students.
The patio's focal point is a pink marble fountain adorned with Native American figures, including snakes with flashing eyes and mouths that spurt water. Surrounding the patio from above are the coats of arms of the original 21 member nations, interspersed with the names of important persons from the region's history.
As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton selected the land surrounding the Great Falls of the Passaic River in the State of New Jersey for the proposed manufacturing settlement. The enormous height of the falls, 77 feet, and the surrounding terrain had characteristics that were essential for the utilization of waterpower at that time. Hamilton had seen this place while serving under George Washington during the Revolutionary War and visualized the abundant waterpower behind the great cataract.
For many years Asbury Park was the queens of Northern Jersey Shore Resorts. Over the years it has falling on hard times but it is presently being brought back to its glory days.
In 1841 Stephen Vail undertook a major renovation of what may have been a much smaller farmhouse. Mr Vail was a very rich man but his tastes were simple and he would not have been comfortable in a real mansion
This is a bronze statue of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt standing before the United Nations emblem honors her dedication to the UN. It is the only presidential memorial to depict a First Lady
In keeping with Gothic design the ambulatory is a curved aisle which wraps around the sanctuary. It gives access to a number of chapels within the cathedral.
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart makes a beautiful backdrop for the annual Cherry Blossoms Festival in Branchbrook Park in Newark, New Jersey
Hedden Park is a wonderful oasis with a clean water stream, small lake and several marked hiking trails. Only a few steps from the parking area and you are surrounded by NATURE! The park also has picnic tables with grills, softball and baseball fields.
The statue and the Wall appear to interact with each other, with the soldiers looking on in solemn tribute at the names of their fallen comrades. If you look at the faces of these young men you can see the toll that the war has taken on them.
Lake Cuomo separates Belmar from Spring Lake. Each year large number of swans make Lake Cuomo there home.
With an average annual income of over $140,000 per year Mendham is a upper income community located in New Jersey.
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
In 1791, Alexander Hamilton and a group of investors hired Pierre Charles L'Enfant to design the largest, most significant power system at that time, one that diverted water from the Passaic River above the falls to mills along its route. It was the boldest private enterprise ever conceived in the early days of the United States. Mr. L'Enfant also designed the city of Washington DC