Asbury Park Former Sections - Part 3
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FORMER SECTIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN
Asbury Park was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1874, from portions of Ocean Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 28, 1893. Asbury Park was incorporated as a city, its current type of government, as of March 25, 1897.
The area that is known as Press Plaza, the intersection of Cookman Avenue, Mattison Avenue and Emory Street has been the center of the City's Business District since the 1890's. It is the site of several of the City's most will know buildings, including the Steinbach's Department Store Building, The Old Post Office Building or the Byrum Building, The Asbury Park Press Building and the Seacoast Trust Bank Building.
The area that is known as Press Plaza, the intersection of Cookman Avenue, Mattison Avenue and Emory Street has been the center of the City's Business District since the 1890's. It is the site of several of the City's most will know buildings, including the Steinbach's Department Store Building, The Old Post Office Building or the Byrum Building, The Asbury Park Press Building and the Seacoast Trust Bank Building.
