Long Branch-- How many towns in the United States have been visited by seven U.S. Presidents? If you guessed Long Branch, New Jersey, you’re right. They are Chester A. Arthur, James Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, William McKinley, and Woodrow Wilson. Seven Presidents Park, near the beach, was named in their honor, and the Church of the Presidents (New Jersey) where all seven men worshipped is the only structure remaining in Long Branch that is associated with them. In the summer of 1881 in Long Branch, when President Garfield was convalescing from his gunshot wound, townsmen constructed a line of railroad track, more than a half-mile long, in less than a day so the president's car could be pulled right up to the porch of his summer house.
Sea Girt - The National Guard camp was once the summer home to past governors of the state and was frequented b President Woodrow Wilson.
Elberon- Chester Alan Arthur purchased a summer home in Elberon, on Park Avenue near the beach, in 1874.
Mantoloking- Richard Nixon (1913-1994), former Vice President and President of the United States of America. Mr. Nixon summered here when he was Vice President.
Ocean Grove- President Ulysses S. Grant's mother and sister owned a home in Ocean Grove
As an aside to this particular thread, Cape May quickly established itself as the United States' first seashore resort boasting famous visitors such as Abraham Lincoln (before his presidency) as well as many U.S. Presidents, including Woodrow Wilson, Rutherford Hayes, Ulysses S. Grant, James Garfield, William McKinley, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison. 3 US presidents 'summered' at Cape May. Congress Hall Hotel , which had gained a reputation as "the summer home of Presidents" Buchanan, Pierce, Grant, and Harrison who used it as a summer White House.
Must have kept the railroads busy in summer months!!
Bring back the Slumbercoaches!!