Sharon Hazard

In this book as well as speeches and guided tours of this city so rich in history, the author, Sharon Hazard will take you on several trips. One of these trips will transport you back in time. The months and year are a long way off, the summer of 1881, but the location is quite close. It is a section of Long Branch called Elberon.

And the journey starts there. During the 1800s Elberon was a place people came to enjoy sedate quietness. It was away from the rowdy gambling houses and hotels that were so popular in West End and along the boardwalk in Long Branch. That was where the action was. Business tycoons like Jim Fisk and Jay Gould frequented these establisments along with entertainers and politicians that flocked to the city to enjoy the ocean breezes and socialize.