Guest is author John King, author of "Wicked Tales from the Highlands."
Description: The Highlands was first sighted by Henry Hudson himself and is known as the place where the Jersey shore begins. Its beaches are perennially crowded with sunbathers, swimmers and families. But buried under the sands, the Highlands hides sins from the past. Sandy Hook claimed North America’s first European murder victim, a crewman on Hudson’s Half Moon. During Prohibition, mobsters supplied Bay Avenue businesses with plenty of booze. A man accused of shooting another with a cannon performed an Old West–style jailbreak. And sometimes, soldiers stationed along the shores caused more trouble than they prevented. Read about these and other wicked deeds committed in New Jersey’s Highlands.
The above description of "Wicked Tales from the Highlands," published by The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina.
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Members of the Holmdel Historical Society meet monthly at 7 p.m. in the Holmdel Senior Community Center on Crawfords Corner Road. New members are always welcome. Please feel free to bring a friend. Light refreshments are always available.
