| Marlboro Township Contributor(s): Gabrielan, Randall (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738564478 ISBN-13: 9780738564470 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (0.64 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The history of Marlboro Township is both fascinating and diverse, including topics as varied as some of the first airplanes, a landmark greenhouse, and the once booming local potato industry. This collection includes many scenes and reminders of Marlboro s textured past and a timely look into its bright future. Marlboro Township presents a once-rural Monmouth County town on its way to modern suburbia. Among the many images collected for this volume are those that reveal Marlboro s successful agricultural past. The region was once the nation s largest grower of potatoes, while Marlboro had industrial beginnings with a large tomato factory. The township also boasted the area s greatest greenhouse a structure so large that it became part of an aerial road map for World War II aviators. Moreover, dramatic aerial views capture Marlboro s aviation history, from the first private owners of a Wright Brothers plane to a post World War II airport built solely through personal initiative. This book presents the well-known and the lesser-known places, people, and events that make up the broad perspective of Marlboro s story." |
Contributor Bio(s): Gabrielan, Randall: - Acclaimed Arcadia author Randall Gabrielan once again captures a town its people, homes, business, and character in a pictorial retrospective. His poignant images and thoroughly researched narrative provide residents and visitors insight into the story behind the community that is Marlboro Township. |