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Monmouth Park Racetrack - Always a Safe Bet Written by NJ Historian New Jersey is not usually a state associated with the excitement of high-energy horse racing. Even though New Jersey does not host any of the Triple Crown races, thoroughbred and harness racing can be found at one of the four tracks across the Garden State. Racing in New Jersey began as early as the 1850s, when the Monmouth County Agriculture Society was formed to hold an annual fair with harness racing in the Township of Freehold, although races may have been held there as early as the 1830s. In the 1870s, racing emerged at the Jersey Shore. New York businessman John F. Chamberlain, New Jersey Senate President Amos Robbins, and Adams Express Company President John Hoey built a racetrack in Long Branch as a tourist attraction to increase summertime business under the name the Monmouth Park Association. Their idea of drawing in crowds with a racetrack was successful and the very first race was held on July...

Mysteries of History: The Otis Elevator Written by Scott M. Cooper On August 3, 1811 , one of the most famous inventors was born. This man did not become famous for creating something from scratch, unlike other inventors of the era; he took a piece of technology and made it operate more safely and efficiently. He came from a small community near Halifax , Vermont , and was the youngest of six siblings. The product that he improved upon was none other than the elevator; its concept dates back to the Roman architect Vitruvius (287 BC – 212 BC), and through the years has evolved to the modern-day lifts that we use in everyday life. This man did not start his career by improving on the elevator; he had many other inventions that changed different industries - the railway safety break, rail turns for speeding, rails for the four poster bed, and he also improved on the turbine wheel; he is none other than Elisha Graves Otis. Elisha was working for the Maize and Burns Company...

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WEEKEND HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS Know about a historical event happening in your area?  Send me an  e-mail  to let us know! Be the first to find out about these events on  Facebook ! Friday - Sunday, July 26 - 28 - Wantage, Sussex County Christmas in July The Chinkchewunska Chapter of the DAR is a nonprofit historical group that has presented an Annual Christmas in July event for more than sixteen years - education an fun for the whole family!  Christmas in July is an annual event to make history come alive in Sussex County at the Elias VanBunschooten Museum, a little-known treasure in Sussex County! This event is an annual "open house" and also the  Chinkchewunska Chapter of the DAR's  main fundraiser to help maintain the museum. This historic house, listed on both the State and National Registers, will be decorated for Christmas by the Chapter's members and open for complimentary tours by period-costumed docents. The ho...