In 2024, a 192,560 sq ft industrial project won approval on 22 acres beside New Jersey’s Monmouth battlefield; two years later the state paid $15 million to preserve the former strawberry farm as part of the park
- Representative imageIn 2024, Monmouth County officials approved a massive 192,560-square-foot industrial development on 22 acres of farmland directly adjacent to Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, New Jersey.
- The site, once a strawberry farm, sat along Route 33 just steps from one of the most significant Revolutionary War battlefields in the nation.
- But in August 2026, the story took a dramatic turn: the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced it had acquired the property for $15 million, preserving it as a permanent addition to the park and blocking the
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- Representative imageIn 2024, Monmouth County officials approved a massive 192,560-square-foot industrial development on 22 acres of farmland directly adjacent to Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, New Jersey.
- The site, once a strawberry farm, sat along Route 33 just steps from one of the most significant Revolutionary War battlefields in the nation.
- But in August 2026, the story took a dramatic turn: the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced it had acquired the property for $15 million, preserving it as a permanent addition to the park and blocking the
Sources: Times of India