Keansburg de Randall Gabrielan

Keansburg

Randall Gabrielan

Images of America: Keansburg is an educational and entertaining volume that will delight residents, visitors, and lovers of history everywhere.

The name of Keansburg usually evokes pleasant memories of the town's forty years of glory as a waterfront resort. But the fact that Keansburg also has a rich heritage of fishing and farming, as well as a fascinating period of transition into a year-round residential community, is often forgotten.
In Keansburg, local author and historian Randall Gabrielan presents a fascinating view of the town's history from its former status as sections of Hazlet and Middletown Township, to its present-day community life. Keansburg has a special focus on the amusement and resort businesses that have brought the town so much fame.

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The name of Keansburg usually evokes pleasant memories of the town's forty years of glory as a waterfront resort. But the fact that Keansburg also has a rich heritage of fishing and farming, as well as a fascinating period of transition into a year-round residential community, is often forgotten. In Keansburg, local author and historian Randall Gabrielan presents a fascinating view of the town's history from its former status as sections of Hazlet and Middletown Township, to its present-day community life. Keansburg has a special focus on the amusement and resort businesses that have brought the town so much fame.

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Randall Gabrielan, author of nine books in the Images of America series, has compiled over 200 images for Keansburg, many of which have never before been published. Drawn from both private collections and such archival sources as the Borough of Keansburg and the Gehlhaus Files, these images, together with detailed captions, provide a look at Keansburg that will interest visitors and residents alike.