Location of Wall Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
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."[26]
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.[28]
Wall Township was formed in 1851, from portions of Howell Township.[23]
The newly formed Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America, with its home office in England, purchases a 93-acre (38 ha) farm around 1900 that became the site of the company's receiver equipment for commercial transatlantic radio operation. The 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.[26][29]
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, a county-run nursing home, and was renamed the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center.[30] In early 2016, Monmouth County finalized the sale of the nursing home to Preferred Care Holdings LLC for $15 million, which was renamed Preferred Care at Wall.[31]
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.[32]
Wall Stadium, 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.[33]
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 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.[34][35]
Interstate 195 was extended into Wall Township in 1981, giving direct high-speed access to Trenton.[36]
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 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.[37] 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.[38]
Even though many of the surrounding municipalities sprung out of Wall Township, the only ZIP code that exclusively serves areas of Wall is Allenwood, but even it relies solely on a Post-office box system for regular mail services.[39]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 31.69 square miles (82.08 km2), including 30.66 square miles (79.41 km2) of land and 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2) of water (3.25%).[1][2]
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Algers Mills, Allaire, Baileys Corner, Blansingburg, Carmerville,[citation needed]Collingwood Park,[citation needed]Glendola, Hurleys Mills, Lake Como, New Bedford, Old Mill, Osborn Island, Osbornes Mills, Remsen Mills, Shark River, Sterling Woods,[citation needed] Treasure Island and Wallington.[45]
Wreck Pond is a tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt. The Wreck Pond watershed covers about 12 square miles (31 km2) in eastern Monmouth County.[46]
The 2010 United States census counted 26,164 people, 10,051 households, and 7,066 families in the township. The population density was 853.0 per square mile (329.3/km2). There were 10,883 housing units at an average density of 354.8 per square mile (137.0/km2). The racial makeup was 93.72% (24,521) White, 2.44% (639) Black or African American, 0.16% (41) Native American, 1.61% (421) Asian, 0.01% (2) Pacific Islander, 0.91% (237) from other races, and 1.16% (303) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.47% (908) of the population.[20]
Of the 10,051 households, 30.9% had children under the age of 18; 57.6% were married couples living together; 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.7% were non-families. Of all households, 25.2% were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.[20]
23.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.7 males.[20]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $89,278 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,640) and the median family income was $108,865 (+/− $6,748). Males had a median income of $75,198 (+/− $3,706) versus $51,969 (+/− $5,806) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,514 (+/− $2,483). About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.[64]
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census[16] there were 25,261 people, 9,437 households, and 6,926 families residing in the township. The population density was 825.1 inhabitants per square mile (318.6/km2). There were 9,957 housing units at an average density of 325.2 per square mile (125.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.09% White, 0.61% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.[62][63]
There were 9,437 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14.[62][63]
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.[62][63]
The 2000 Census showed that median household income for the township was $73,989 and the median family income was $83,795. Males had a median income of $61,022 versus $37,011 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,954. About 1.7% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.[62][63]
Brick Township Reservoir, with parts located in both Wall and Brick Township, covers 80 acres (32 ha) and is encircled by a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) trail. Fishing is permitted on the reservoir. The reservoir can hold up to 1 billion US gallons (3.8×109 L; 830,000,000 imp gal) of water, which is pumped in from the Metedeconk River.[65]
Wall also has around 20 locations for outdoor activities including public parks, playgrounds, recreational sports fields, and other open outdoor spaces for hiking, cycling, fishing, and hunting.[66] Parts of Allaire State Park and the Edgar Felix Bikeway are found in Wall Township.
Government
Local government
Wall is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[67] It is the oldest form of government in New Jersey, having been first established in 1798, and enhanced by the Township Act of 1989. The Township Committee is composed of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[7][68] Each year, at the annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to preside as mayor for the year, and another to serve as deputy mayor. It is the only form of government in which the mayor is not elected directly by the voters of the municipality. Wall is one of 11 Monmouth County municipalities that use the Township form of government.[7][69]
As of 2023[update], the members of the Wall Township Committee are Mayor Timothy J. Farrell (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Erin M. Mangan (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023), Daniel F. Becht (R, 2023), Timothy J. Clayton (R, 2025) and Kevin P. Orender (R, 2025).[3][70][71][72][73]
Jeffrey Foster resigned from his position on the Township Committee in July 2014 to seek a position with the township.[74] Dominick DiRocco was appointed later that month to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2016 and won election to serve the balance of the term of office.[75]
Federal, state and county representation
Wall Township is located in the 4th Congressional District[76] and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.[77]
Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are elected at-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve as director and another as deputy director.[84] As of 2024[update], Monmouth County's Commissioners are:
As of March 2011, there were a total of 18,809 registered voters in Wall Township, of which 3,256 (17.3%) were registered as Democrats, 6,373 (33.9%) were registered as Republicans and 9,171 (48.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[99]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 63.4% of the vote (8,855 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 35.5% (4,954 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (158 votes), among the 14,062 ballots cast by the township's 19,604 registered voters (95 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 71.7%.[100][101] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 60.7% of the vote (9,243 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 36.9% (5,607 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (172 votes), among the 15,215 ballots cast by the township's 19,601 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6%.[102] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 64.4% of the vote (9,434 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 34.2% (5,013 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (128 votes), among the 14,648 ballots cast by the township's 18,748 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.1.[103]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 76.7% of the vote (7,109 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 21.3% (1,977 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (180 votes), among the 9,400 ballots cast by the township's 19,569 registered voters (134 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.0%.[104][105] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.0% of the vote (7,695 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 23.1% (2,542 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.5% (604 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (81 votes), among the 10,994 ballots cast by the township's 19,085 registered voters, yielding a 57.6% turnout.[106]
Education
The Wall Township Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[107] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,319 students and 377.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.8:1.[108] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[109]) are
Wall Primary School[110] with 51 students in grades PreK,
Allenwood Elementary School[111] with 402 students in grades K-5,
Central Elementary School[112] with 495 students in grades K-5,
Old Mill Elementary School[113] with 357 students in grades K-5,
West Belmar Elementary School[114] with 116981 students in grades K-5,
Wall Intermediate School[115] with 777 students in grades 6–8 and
Wall High School[116] with 1,052 students in grades 9–12.[117][118][119][120]
Historic district
Allaire Village is a living history museum located in Allaire State Park. The property was initially an Indian ceremonial ground prior to 1650, by 1750 a sawmill had been established on the property[121] by Issac Palmer.[122] The village was later established as a bog iron furnace originally known as Williamsburg Forge[123] 'Monmouth Furnace'[124] was then renamed the Howell Works by Benjamin B. Howell. In 1822,[125] it was then purchased by philanthropist James P. Allaire, who endeavoured to turn into a self-contained community.[126] The wood burning furnace business collapsed in 1846 and the village closed. During its height in the mid 19th century, the community supported about 500 people and was a bustling mill town.[127]
The Allaire Village was Dedicated as a State Park in June 1957[128] and officially reopened by Governor Robert B. Meyner on May 24, 1958.[129] The museum was established through the efforts of the New Jersey State Federation of Woman's Clubs in 1958.[130] Although the restoration of the Village is not yet complete, the buildings that remain, the interpretive programs based on a multitude of available primary records, and even the landscape make Allaire Village a rare resource. Through them, visitors are able to experience and better understand the forces that shaped New Jersey's industrial power in the early-mid 19th century.
Rowhouses
Foreman's Cottage
Christ Church Chapel
General Store
Howell Works Bakery and Managers House
Howell Works Blacksmith Shop
Infrastructure
Public safety
Law enforcement
The Wall Township Police Department, consisting of approximately 68 sworn officers, provides primary law enforcement services for the township from their headquarters at 2700 Allaire Road.[131][132]
Fire protection
Wall Township is served by three fire districts.[133] Wall Fire Company # 1 (52–1), the first volunteer fire company to serve the township, and known for years as the West Belmar Fire Company, was created in December 1909. Today this company remains all volunteer and serves the residents of the West Belmar section of town, also known as Wall Fire District No. 1.[134] The headquarters station is located at 1511 18th Avenue, while the original 1910 fire station located at 1619 State Highway 71 is still in service as a satellite station.[135] Glendola Fire Company (52–2), also known as Wall Fire District No. 2, was formed in May 1931. Their headquarters station is located at 3404 Belmar Boulevard.[136] South Wall Fire-Rescue (52–3), protecting Wall Fire District No. 3, was established in 1946. Headquartered at 2605 Atlantic Avenue, South Wall responds to calls for service in the south end of town.[137]
Fire inspection services for the entire township are provided by Wall Fire District No. 1 through the Fire Prevention Bureau.[138] The fire marshal's office is located at 2700 Allaire Road.[139]
Emergency medical services
Wall Township is served by three first aid squads.[133] Wall First Aid was formed in September 1939 and is known as Wall Township First Aid & Rescue Squad (52–21). Their station is located at 1900 Monmouth Boulevard, just off State Route 18.[140] Wall Community First Aid Squad (52–22) was established on November 15, 1960. They operate from 1417 Lakewood Road, and primarily respond to the south end of the township.[141] The Wall Township Police Department established a paid EMS squad (52–23) in 1999 to supplement the volunteer squads during the weekday daytime hours when they were prone to manpower shortages. Wall EMS continues to be operated as part of the Wall Township Police Department.[142]
A major transportation hub for Central Jersey, Wall Township is crisscrossed by several major highways that travel throughout the state. As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 200.26 miles (322.29 km) of roadways, of which 146.03 miles (235.01 km) were maintained by the municipality, 24.91 miles (40.09 km) by Monmouth County and 22.78 miles (36.66 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 6.54 miles (10.53 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[143]
Two major limited-access highways run through Wall Township: the Garden State Parkway (including interchange 98 for Belmar / Wall)[144][145] and Interstate 195, which ends at Route 34 and continues as Route 138.[146][147] Several state routes also pass through the township, including Route 18, which begins at a partial-cloverleaf interchange with Route 138,[148]Route 33,[149]Route 34 (with its southern terminus at the interchange of Routes 35 and 70),[150]Route 35,[151]Route 70 (which has its eastern terminus at Route 34 and continues towards the east as Route 35),[152] and Route 71.[153]
Major county roads that traverse through the township include CR 524 and CR 547.
Bus service is available from the Garden State Parkway to the Financial District in Lower Manhattan via the Academy Bus Line. Monmouth Park & Ride is located in the township off of the Garden State Parkway at mile marker 100. It is an express route to New York City during peak rush-hour.[155]
NJ Transit bus service is available between the township and Philadelphia on the 317 route, with local service offered on the 830 and 836 routes.[156]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wall Township include:
James Peter Allaire (1785–1858), master mechanic and steam engine builder, and founder of Allaire Iron Works (est. 1815), the first steam engine company in New York City, and later Howell Works[29]
Ashley Alexandra Dupré (born 1985 as Ashley Youmans), "high end call girl" whose dalliance with New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer led to his resignation[176]
Jessica Poland (born 1988), musician formerly signed to Geffen Records who performs under the stage name Charlotte Sometimes, who was a contestant on season 2 of The Voice[190]
^ abWall Township Committee, Wall Township. Accessed May 2, 2023. "Wall Township operates under the township form of municipal government. The Township Committee, which is the Governing Body, consists of 5 members elected at-large for 3-year, overlapping terms. At the annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor."
^ abcdeCarney, Leo H. "Wall: A Township Of Many Faces", The New York Times, January 3, 1988. Accessed August 4, 2022. "Among its 20th-century residents have been the Italian electrical engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi and Russell L. Schweickart, one of the Apollo 9 astronauts."
^Lippincott, Donna. "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."
^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."
^Zomack, Dan. "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."
^Davis, Mike."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."
^Genovese, Peter. "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."
^Dunphy, Dw. "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."
^Staff. "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."
^Wreck Pond, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed April 26, 2015. "Wreck Pond Watershed is in southern Monmouth County and comprised of the following four municipalities: Wall Township; and the Boroughs of Spring Lake Heights, Spring Lake and Sea Girt."
^Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 252, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 22, 2013. "Wall township was formed from Howell in 1851 Population in 1860, 2,283; and in 1870, 2,669." Population for 1870 is two less than the amount shown in the table based on other sources.
^Staff. "MMM Good Advertising; Jeffrey Foster resigns from Wall Township Committee", More Monmouth Musings, July 14, 2014. Accessed July 26, 2015. "Jeffery W. Foster resigned from the Wall Township Committee last week. He is applying to be the Director of Public Works for the Township and wants his application to be considered on its merits, not based upon his political position."
^Dominick DiRocco , Township of Wall. Accessed July 26, 2015. "Committeeman Dominick DiRocco was appointed to the Wall Township Committee on July 23, 2014 to fill a vacancy on the municipal governing body, and was subsequently elected to his first term on November 4, 2014."
^Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
^Monmouth County Government, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Monmouth County is governed by five commissioners elected at-large for three-year terms. Each January, the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the Board."
^Wall Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 – Identification, Wall Township Public Schools. Accessed September 25, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Wall Township School District. Composition: The Wall Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Wall Township."
^Staff. "Dara Brown, Matthew Schmid", The New York Times, October 10, 1999. Accessed December 13, 2012. "Dara Evans Brown, the daughter of Karen Peterson Brown and David E. Brown of Allenwood, N.J., is to be married this afternoon to Matthew A. Schmid, the son of Veronica and Robert M. Schmid of New Windsor, N.Y."
^Adamek, Steve. "Defending champ Kim Clijsters at home in U.S. Open", The Record, September 3, 2010. Accessed January 22, 2012. Kim Clijsters, Jersey girl or real housewife of New Jersey?... Either way, she can now say of the Garden State, 'it's home,' having bought a place in Wall Township two summers ago with her husband, Belmar native and former Villanova basketball player Brian Lynch."
^Wiley, Samuel T. (ed.) Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of the Third congressional district of New Jersey, p. 1003. Biographical Publishing Company, 1896.Accessed October 20, 2015. "Theodore Fields, father of our subject, was also born near Eatontown, and was educated at the old Ocean Hill Institute near Long Branch.... He then sold out and removed to the farm in Wall township, Monmouth county, and while living on the farm, in Nov., 1887, he was elected sheriff of the county."
^Olivier, Bobby. "You should be rooting for Fletcher, N.J.'s explosive and endearing new pop star", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 6, 2019. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Fletcher, 25 and originally from Wall Township, is quickly approaching her dream of pop superstardom as the singer’s infectiously regretful new tune, 'Undrunk,' caught fire after its January release, soaring past 60 million listens on Spotify and marking the songwriter’s first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (No. 61)."
^Sargeant, Keith. "Monmouth's McCourt a finalist for Rutgers' job", Asbury Park Press, January 13, 2010. Accessed January 22, 2012. "Current Rutgers assistant Jeff Zaun, George Gelnovatch, a Wall Township native who led Virginia to the 2009 national championship..."
^Burton, John. "Acting County Prosecutor Named", Two River Times, July 13, 2012. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Gramiccioni, 40, lives in Wall with his wife Deborah and their three children. Deborah Gramiccioni works for the Christie Administration as deputy chief of staff for policy and cabinet liaison."
^Staff. "U.S. Team Advances In World Youth Soccer", The New York Times, August 8, 1980. Accessed January 22, 2012. "The United States squad, which has a 3–0 won-lost record and has scored 10 goals without allowing any in three preliminary-round games, was led by two goals from Tom Kain of Wall Township, N.J."
^Araton, Harvey. "Two-Time Champion and 'Part Jersey Girl'", The New York Times, September 5, 2010. Accessed October 20, 2015. "There are weeks during the North American hardcourt summer when Clijsters retreats to the house she owns in Wall, N.J., with her husband, Brian Lynch. Wall is one town inland from Belmar, where Lynch grew up a huge Knicks fan, the third of four sons of Richard Lynch, a retired Belmar police chief."
^Guglielmo Marconi, New Jersey Hall of Fame. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Finally in 1914, he established a brand of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company in Wall Township, where he built his lab, dormitories and home.... Marconi is believed to have lived in Shark River Hills from 1913 to 1924, after which time he joined the Radio Corporation of America. After he left, Mrs. Salmon said, his home was occupied by the regional Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan, she said, infiltrated and manipulated Shore communities.""
^Goldstein, Richard. "Gil McDougald, Ex-Yankee, Dies at 82", The New York Times, November 29, 2010. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Gil McDougald, the Yankees' versatile All-Star infielder who played on five World Series championship teams but was remembered as well for a single at-bat resulting in one of baseball's most frightening moments, died Sunday at his home in Wall Township, N.J."
^La Gorce, Tammy. "It's the Lipstick That Draws Attention, and the Name Helps Too", The New York Times, March 16, 2008. Accessed November 17, 2008. "'Charlotte Sometimes is a girl in a book I read when I was little,' the singer explained at the Princess Diner here, where she used to hang out as a student at Wall High School.... She has lived in Wall Township all her life, having been adopted by her parents, Hartson and Tracy Poland, as a baby."
^About Dave Rible, Assemblyman Dave Rible. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Assemblyman David Rible, of Wall Township, is currently serving his fourth term in the New Jersey General Assembly."
^Staff. "Ed Sadowski, Basketball Star, 73", The New York Times, September 20, 1990. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Ed Sadowski, who led Seton Hall to its only undefeated season, in 1940, then became a standout in the early years of the National Basketball Association, died of cancer on Tuesday at his home in Wall, N.J. He was 73 years old."
^Staff. "Tim Wright", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2013. Accessed August 11, 2013. "He joins Rutgers wide receiver Tim Wright of Wall Township, N.J., as a signed rookie free agent with the Bucs."
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