Keansburg Wedding

Keansburg is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,732.

The land that is now Keansburg was originally home to the Lenni Lenape Native Americans.

On September 3, 1609, the Half Moon, captained by Henry Hudson is said to have landed on the shores of the future Keansburg (though some historians argue that the landing and forth-coming explained events took place at the tip of Sandy Hook). Crewmen of the ship were attacked by the Native Americans when they departed the ship. One man, John Coleman, was killed. It is said that he was buried on the land, in the area that is today the intersection of Carr Avenue and Beachway. It is referred to as "Coleman's Point"

In the time between 1609 and the early 1700's, the land was gradually purchased from the Lenni-Lenape with other surrounding areas. The area was inhabited by Dutch, English, and Scotish settlers. In the 1700's, farming proved to be sucessful on Keansburg's land, with specialties being pears, apples, corn (maize), and asparahos.