From horse-drawn carriages and steam ferries to electric trolleys, railroads, and the first automobiles, transportation transformed Monmouth County between 1890 and 1930. Join local historical documentarian Chris Brenner for a fascinating multimedia presentation exploring the trolley systems that connected Long Branch and communities throughout eastern Monmouth County - and the remarkable people and technological changes behind them. Discover how the Monmouth Traction Company, the Long Branch & Sea Shore Railroad, steam ferry service, and emerging automobile travel overlapped and worked together to make Long Branch a thriving destination for residents, industry, and tourists. Through historic photographs, maps, documents, and film clips, Brenner will trace this remarkable period of rapid change and reveal how these early transportation networks helped shape the communities we know today.

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