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Monmouth County - Manalapan - Pines to the Waves: Wealth, Leadership, and Historic Preservation
Wednesday, October 16 -- Monmouth County 9:30-10:30 am Dr. Walter D. Greason, From the Pines to the Waves: Wealth, Leadership, and Historic Preservation New Jersey’s history hinges on the events in Monmouth County. Long before the Battle of Monmouth, however, the economic patterns of land-use and local governance established traditions that continue to shape the state in the twenty-first century. Few teachers and scholars have examined these patterns, but the emergence of the new history of capitalism since 2015 has excited the interest of historians, anthropologists, sociologists, journalists, and geographers. This presentation will explore the recent advances in the study of New Jersey across these disciplinary boundaries, featuring emerging insights from student researchers. Valuable to elected officials, policymakers, and educators, the successful opening of the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, a National Historic Landmark, will provide an important case s...