Editing Wall Township, New Jersey (section)

==History==

The Greenville Cemetery was established in 1734, when a casualty of the [[French and Indian War]] was buried there. The original structure of the Glendola Protestant Bible Church was built in 1776; The congregation dedicated a new church in 1964.

[[Allaire Village]] dates back to 1822, when [[James P. Allaire]] purchased what became known as the [[Howell Works]] in Wall, and though it was the largest producing [[bog iron]] manufacturing site in New Jersey by 1836, the ironworks were shut down in 1846. The village and surrounding acres were later preserved and gifted to the State of New Jersey to form [[Allaire State Park]] as a memorial to Hearst editor [[Arthur Brisbane]], the last private owner of the site, who purchased the land in 1907 and built a palatial residence on that property that would later serve as the Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center. The Brisbane family donated the property to the State of New Jersey to establish Allaire State Park and the Historic Village at Allaire. Allaire Village Inc., a non-profit organization, is licensed by the State of New Jersey to operate the site now known as "The Historic Village at Allaire."<ref name=NYT19880103/>

The [[Allgor–Barkalow Homestead]] at 1701 New Bedford Road was constructed in 1840, although some accounts indicate construction of part of the building began in the 18th century. The building now houses the museum of the Old Wall Historical Society. The Blansingburg schoolhouse at Sea Girt Avenue opened in 1855; The building was relocated in 1999 to the Allgor-Barkalow Homestead Museum property for refurbishing.<ref>Lippincott, Donna. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/wall/old-wall-historical-society--allgorbarkalow-museum-and-blansingrburg-schoolhose--museum_7f0422fe "Old Wall Historical Society Allgor-Barkalow Museum and Blansingrburg Schoolhose Museum"], Wall Patch, August 12, 2013. Accessed October 20, 2015. "This is a real gem in Wall Township. The Allgor-Barkalow House dates back to about 1800. It was a General Store. Come take a tour of the home. The Blansingburg Schoolhouse Museum is dated about 1850 and was moved from Sea Girt."</ref>

Wall Township was formed in 1851, from portions of Howell Township.<ref name=Story/>

The newly formed [[Marconi Company|Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America]], with its home office in England, purchases a {{convert|93|acre|ha|adj=on}} farm around 1900 that became the site of the company's receiver equipment for commercial transatlantic radio operation. The [[Camp Evans|Marconi]] signal site was abandoned in 1924, but it was later occupied by the [[Ku Klux Klan]] until they were ejected in March 1928. The [[United States Army]] purchased the Marconi site in November 1941 and named it [[Camp Evans]].<ref name=NYT19880103/><ref name=History/>

The Allenwood Hospital, located at the corner of Squankum-Allenwood and Hospital roads, opened in January 1921 as a [[sanatorium]] for [[tuberculosis]] patients. In 1957, a 16-room building is dedicated to Geraldine L. Thompson, who served as president of the hospital's board of managers. In the 1960s, the facility becomes an annex to the John L. Montgomery Medical Home in [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]], a county-run nursing home, and was renamed the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center.<ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/page.aspx?ID=3767 Department of the Month Monmouth County Care Centers], Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed October 28, 2013. "There are two state-licensed care centers in Monmouth County, the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center in Wall, and the John L. Montgomery Care Center in Freehold Township.... In the following decades, the facility was known as the Allenwood Hospital and it became a model institution for the care and treatment of TB patients.... Shortly after Thompson's death the facility was renamed the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center where it continues to serve residents."</ref> In early 2016, Monmouth County finalized the sale of the nursing home to Preferred Care Holdings LLC for $15&nbsp;million, which was renamed Preferred Care at Wall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/news/local/monmouth-county/government/2016/01/06/monmouth-county-nursing-homes/78364672/|title=Monmouth County completes $32.4M nursing home sale|last=Cervenka|first=Susanne|website=Asbury Park Press|language=en|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>

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In 1940, Edward I. Brown used an old [[World War I]] tank converted into a [[bulldozer]] to clear land for an airport that he turned into what is now [[Monmouth Executive Airport]] after completing his service in the [[United States Navy]] as a pilot during [[World War II]]; The airport was sold by the Brown family in 2007 to a private equity firm, despite lengthy attempts by Monmouth County to acquire the facility.<ref>Zomack, Dan. [http://starnewsgroup.com/weekly/2007/08.16.07/pdf/08.16.07.pdf "Airport sold to private equity firm"], ''The Coast Star'', August 16, 2007. Accessed October 28, 2013. "After years of negotiations with Monmouth County government officials, Monmouth Executive Airport was finally sold by the Brown family — but not to the county. The airport has been sold to a private equity group based in North Jersey. Monmouth County Spokesman William Heine confirmed this week that Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall Township has been sold to Onyx Equities of Woodbridge."</ref>

[[Wall Stadium Speedway]], which opened in 1950, is located just south of [[Monmouth Executive Airport]] and north of Interstate 195 on Route 34 and was the first track that [[NASCAR]] champion [[Richard Petty]] raced on in the United States. In 2019, plans were announced to close the track after the 2020 season and construct houses on the site.<ref>Davis, Mike.[https://www.app.com/story/news/local/redevelopment/2019/07/24/wall-speedway-stadium-closing-results-weather/1814369001/ "Wall Stadium speedway to close next year, replaced by affordable housing, townhouses"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', July 24, 2019. Accessed October 14, 2020. "The checkered flag will wave for the final time at the Wall Stadium speedway next year, track owners announced Wednesday. The 2020 racing season will be the last for the nearly 70-year-old racetrack, owner Wall Speedway Properties LLC announced on Wednesday. Developer Pulte Homes plans to build nearly 350 homes on the site, which has hosted auto racing in some form since 1950."</ref> However those plans never happened and the track is still active today.
 
The Roadside Diner, formerly the Circle Diner and Rusty's, was delivered to its Route 34 site by the Silk City Diner Co. in the 1940s. The diner was used for filming of a scene for the 1983 movie ''[[Baby It's You (film)|Baby It's You]]'' and appears on the cover of the 1994 [[Bon Jovi]] album ''Cross Road: 14 Classic Grooves'', as well as having been featured in the 2008 music video for "[[Girls in Their Summer Clothes]]" by [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref>Genovese, Peter. [http://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/index.ssf/2013/08/coolest-looking_diner_in_new_jersey.html "Coolest-looking diner in New Jersey"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 1, 2013. Accessed October 28, 2013. "There isn't a diner quite like the Roadside Diner anywhere in Jersey.... Filmmaker John Sayles knew a great movie set when he saw one: He used the diner in his 1983 movie ''Baby It's You,'' with Rosanna Arquette."</ref><ref>Dunphy, Dw. [http://chatham.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/new-jersey-diners-and-you-78b83cd3 "New Jersey, Diners, And YouA Day Tripper look into two memorable spots to grab a quick bite."], ChathamPatch, March 30, 2012. Accessed October 28, 2013. "The [Roadside Diner] in Wall has been an area institution since the 1940s, at the intersection of Rt. 33 and 34 on the Collingwood Circle and was used as a location for the cover of the Bon Jovi album Crossroad. It's also the location for the video to Bruce Springsteen's song, 'Girls In Their Summer Clothes.' Can't get more Jersey than that."</ref>

[[Wall High School (New Jersey)|Wall High School]] opened in September 1959, while Wall Intermediate School opened in 1967.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

[[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]] was extended into Wall Township in 1981, giving direct high-speed access to [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interstate-guide.com/i-195-nj/|title=Interstate 195 New Jersey|last=Webmaster|website=Interstate-Guide.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref>

A suit filed by the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] in December 1999 against the township over a holiday display that included a [[nativity scene]] and a [[Menorah (Hanukkah)|Hannukah menorah]], contending that the religious symbols violate the constitutional [[separation of church and state]], was dismissed by a judge who ruled that the organization had filed its suit too close to the start of the holiday season.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/24/nyregion/aclu-suit-for-removal-of-creche-and-menorah-is-denied.html "A.C.L.U. Suit for Removal of Creche and Menorah Is Denied"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 24, 1999. Accessed October 28, 2013. "Judge Alfred M. Wolin of United States District Court denied a motion to order the display in Wall Township, in Monmouth County, taken down before Christmas. He said at yesterday's hearing that the A.C.L.U. had known of the display since Dec. 2 but had entered the motion only on Dec. 20."</ref> The [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]] issued a ruling in April 2001 vacating the decision of the district court in the case that the township's holiday display as modified in 2000 to include other seasonal decorations did not violate the Establishment Clause or the [[New Jersey Constitution]] and ruling that the ACLU lacked standing to file the case.<ref>[http://www.leagle.com/decision/2001504246F3d258_1481 ''ACLU-NJ v. Township of Wall''], Leagle.com, April 3, 2001. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref>

Even though many of the surrounding municipalities sprung out of Wall Township, the only ZIP code that exclusively serves areas of Wall is [[Allenwood, New Jersey|Allenwood]], but even it relies solely on a [[Post-office box]] system for regular mail services.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes], State of New Jersey. Accessed June 3, 2014.</ref>