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The State of New Jersey purchased the property in 1981 and made it part of Wawayanda State Park. In 1989, the State of New Jersey planned the demolition of the farm, but the Vernon Historical Society, specifically through the work of Ron Dupont Jr. struggled to preserve it. Dupont rallied school children and compiled numerous slideshows to show ...
Brookdale Farm is a former Thoroughbred breeding and training farm located at 805 Newman Springs Road in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Thomas Lloyd acquired the property in the late 18th century. [1] In 1872, David Dunham Withers established the horse
The farm was founded in the 1870s by the wealthy tobacco manufacturer Pierre Lorillard IV (1833-1901) who had a home in the town of Rancocas, now a part of Westampton Township, New Jersey. Lorillard built his stable into one of the premier thoroughbred breeding and training operations in the United States.
The trail system is part of 570 acres in one of New Jersey's most populated counties. In the past, the trail was mostly used by hikers and horseback riders, but since the creation of trails with multiple surfaces, including a car-wide macadam trail as well as dirt and gravel trails, [ 2 ] the park has become more user friendly for cyclists ...
The farm is operated by the Monmouth County Park System.Today, the farm is a recreation of rural life in Monmouth County as it was in the 1890s. Staff dress in period clothing while performing the daily and seasonal agricultural and domestic activities of a resident of the time period, such as planting and harvesting of crops, taking care of the livestock, etc. Admission and parking are free.
New Jersey: Horse (state animal) As of the designation of the horse as the state animal, New Jersey contained over 4,500 horse farms housing almost 40,000 horses and played host to a horse industry that extensively contributed to the preservation of natural lands in the state. 1977 [15] North Carolina: Colonial Spanish Mustang
Greentree Stable, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a major American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City. Payne Whitney operated a horse farm and stable at Saratoga Springs, New York with his brother Harry Payne Whitney , who also had a large stable of horses.
Stafford Farm is a 100-acre farm in the Glendale section of Voorhees, New Jersey. Before English inhabitation, the land was used by the Leni Lenape Native Americans for travel. In 1773, it was originally settled by the son of John Stafford, on nearby Short Hills Farm in Cherry Hill .