Holmdel Park Dedication
Holmdel Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Marker Inscription
Holmdel Park. Dedicated to the citizens of Monmouth County. May 30, 1964. This park was established with Monmouth County and State of New Jersey Green Acre Funds.
The Story
By the early 1960s, postwar suburban growth was steadily consuming New Jersey's open countryside. In 1961 the state responded with its pioneering Green Acres program, which pooled public bond money to buy and protect land for parks and recreation before it could be developed. Holmdel Park was dedicated on May 30, 1964 — Memorial Day — as one of the open spaces secured for the people of Monmouth County using a combination of county and state Green Acres funds.
Why it matters
It stands as an early product of New Jersey's landmark Green Acres program, part of a broader postwar American movement to safeguard open space and public recreation against the relentless spread of suburban development.
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