Steamer MONMOUTH, Atlantic Highlands, NJ – 1922

Steamer MONMOUTH, Atlantic Highlands, NJ – 1922 The "MONMOUTH" was the fastest steamer in the Central Railroad of New Jersey's Fleet. Built in 1888 at Philadelphia, PA, the "MONMOUTH" made daily trips between New York City and the Atlantic Highland Steamboat Pier at Atlantic Highlands, NJ. During the 1940s, the "MONMOUTH" and her sister ship "SANDY HOOK" brought summer vacationers from New York City to the beaches at Atlantic Highlands and Sandy Hook, NJ. If you have ever seen the large field of old pilings at the western end of the Atlantic Highlands breakwater, this is the remnants of the Atlantic Highlands Steamboat Pier (a fire destroyed the pier on May 6, 1966.) — The "MONMOUTH" was the fastest steamer in the Central Railroad of New Jersey's Fleet. Built in 1888 at Philadelphia, PA, the "MONMOUTH" made daily trips between New York City and the Atlantic Highland Steamboat Pier at Atlantic Highlands, NJ. During the 1940s, the "MONMOUTH" and her sister ship "SANDY HOOK" brought summer vacationers from New York City to the beaches at Atlantic Highlands and Sandy Hook, NJ. If you have ever seen the large field of old pilings at the western end of the Atlantic Highlands breakwater, this is the remnants of the Atlantic Highlands Steamboat Pier (a fire destroyed the pier on May 6, 1966.)
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