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54 month 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Research Center open Tues. and Wed. 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM and the first Sat. of the month 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. OCEAN GATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Cape May and Asbury Avenues Ocean Gate, (732) 269-8040 www.ochistory.org/OGHS_-_Main_ Page.php Open late May - September, Saturdays 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. OLD TENNENT CHURCH 448 Tennent Road (near Route 9) Manalapan, (732) 446-6299 www.oldtennentchurch.org Located adjacent to the Monmouth Battlefield on Tennent Road, the Old Tennent Presbyterian Church was built in 1751-53 and served as a temporary hospital for the American wounded. Near the church are monuments to soldiers killed during the Battle of Monmouth, including Col. Henry Monckton, the highest ranking British offi- cer to die in the battle. Tradition says that musket balls pierced its walls during the battle. The church is still in use today. POINT PLEASANT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Point Pleasant Borough Hall 416 New Jersey Avenue Point Pleasant Beach, (732) 892-3091 www.pointpleasanthistory.com The Point Pleasant Historical Society Museum spe- cializes in preserving photographs, maps, and other documents including early records from downtown businesses, meticulously compiled contemporaneous scrapbooks detailing the exploits of local men and women in World War II, and posters of baseball games played, vaudeville shows produced, and sum- mer extravaganzas. Open monthly on the second Thursday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM or by appointment. SANDY HOOK: GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, SANDY HOOK UNIT SANDY HOOK LIGHTHOUSE FORT HANCOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT SANDY HOOK VISITOR'S CENTER Off Route 36, Sandy Hook (732) 872-5970 www.nps.gov/gate Please refer to the listing under "Parks & Recreation Areas." SPRING LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Spring Lake Municipal Building 423 Warren Avenue, Third Floor (732) 449-0772 www.springlakehistoricalsociety.org The Main Gallery depicts the entire history of Spring Lake. Videos of special events can be viewed in the conference room. Special arrange- ments can be made for all history researchers. Open Thurs. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and Sun. 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM or by appointment. Elevator available. STRAUSS MANSION MUSEUM Atlantic Highlands Historical Society 27 Prospect Circle, Atlantic Highlands (732) 291-1861 www.ahhistory.org Get a taste of the history of Atlantic Highlands by visiting the town and the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society headquarters at the Strauss Mansion Museum. The museum is open Sundays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. You can also acquire infor- mation about the society's events, membership, and resources for research. Monthly programs at the mansion bring together historically minded individuals with speakers who explore, interpret, and bring to life the past of Atlantic Highlands, the region, and the nation. Programs are held April - December on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM. THE STEPHEN CRANE HOUSE 508 Fourth Avenue, Asbury Park (732) 775-5682 www.thestephencranehouse.org Stephen Crane was not quite twelve years old when he moved to Asbury Park in 1883. He attended the Asbury Park Public School for two years and spent every summer of his teenage years gathering news stories in and around Asbury Park for his brother's news service. Before he left Asbury Park in the summer of 1892, he had written his first novel, Maggie, a Girl of the HISTORIC SITES & MUSEUMS Continued from page 53 Strauss Mansion Museum in Atlantic Highlands. Paul Scharff