Editing West Freehold, New Jersey (section)

===Walker, Combs, Hartshorne, Oakley Farmstead===
[[File:Oakley_Farmstead_in_Autumn_2021.jpg|thumb|right|The Oakley Farmhouse in autumn]]
Operated for centuries, this property is the earliest remaining farmstead in Freehold and is one of the oldest preserved structures in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]. Settled in 1686, the property was situated on {{convert|110|acres}} of land, owned by East Jersey proprietors [[John Barclay (New Jersey politician)|John Barclay]], [[Robert Barclay]], John Reid and [[John Bowne]].<ref name=WalkerCombs>[https://twp.freehold.nj.us/history-of-walker-combs-hartshorne-oakley-farm "History Of Walker Combs Hartshorne (Oakley) Farm."], Freehold Township. Accessed September 9, 2020.</ref> Since then, the farmstead had been transferred/sold by multiple families, including Barclay, Reid, Bowne, Clark, Walker, Combs, Schanck, Hartshorne, and Oakley.<ref name=Tours/>

By 1981, the farmstead was the largest operating farm in Monmouth County.<ref name=OakleyFarm>[https://revolutionarynj.org/map-location/oakley-farm-museum/?mpfy-pin=29101 Oakley Farm Museum], Crossroads of the American Revolution: National Heritage Area. Accessed September 9, 2020.</ref> At that time, Elizabeth Oakley was the last to inhabit the structure and was fascinated in the home's rich history. She worked hard to preserve it, having accomplished her life's goal in having the farm added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1990.<ref name=WalkerCombs/><ref name=OakleyFarm/>