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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Monmouth |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Borough |governing_body = Borough Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Frederick J. Rast, III (term ends December 31, 2015)〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 15, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = Adam Hubeny〔(Business Administrator ), Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Accessed July 27, 2012.〕 |leader_title2 = Clerk |leader_name2 = Dwayne M. Harris〔(Municipal Clerk ), Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Accessed July 27, 2012.〕 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = February 28, 1887 |named_for = Location overlooking Atlantic Ocean |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 11.815 |area_land_km2 = 3.339 |area_water_km2 = 8.476 |area_total_sq_mi = 4.562 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.289 |area_water_sq_mi = 3.273 |area_water_percent = 71.74 |area_rank = 283rd of 566 in state 20th of 53 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Atlantic Highlands borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 27, 2012.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Atlantic Highlands borough ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed July 27, 2012.〕 |population_total = 4385 |population_rank = 396th of 566 in state 36th of 53 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 11, 2012.〕 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 3401.2 |population_density_rank = 190th of 566 in state 21st of 53 in county〔 |population_est = 4336 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 0 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 40.411771 |longd = -74.019836 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 07716〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Atlantic Highlands, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed July 27, 2012.〕〔(Zip Codes ), State of New Jersey. Accessed August 23, 2013.〕 |area_code = 732 exchanges: 291, 708, 872〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Atlantic Highlands, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 16, 2013.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3402502110〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 27, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0885143〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Atlantic Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, in the Bayshore Region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,385,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 320 (-6.8%) from the 4,705 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 76 (+1.6%) from the 4,629 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed July 27, 2012.〕 Atlantic Highlands contains Mount Mitchill, the highest point on the eastern seaboard south of Maine, rising above sea level.〔(Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook ), Monmouth County, New Jersey Park System. Accessed July 17, 2011. "At 266 feet, this overlook in Atlantic Highlands sits on the highest natural elevation on the Atlantic seaboard (excluding islands) from Maine to the Yucatan providing beautiful views of Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Bay, Raritan Bay and the New York skyline."〕 The borough's name comes from its location overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.〕 Atlantic Highlands was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1887, from portions of Middletown Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The borough was reincorporated on September 1, 1891.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 178. Accessed July 27, 2012.〕 Atlantic Highlands is part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline. ==History== The town overlooks where the Atlantic Ocean and Raritan Bay meet at Sandy Hook, and its hills mark the highest point on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.〔Rounds, Kate. "The Shore Next Door" ''Palisade'' magazine; Summer 2010; Pages 38-39〕 south of Maine. For thousands of years, the original inhabitants were the Lenape, who lived in and along the cliffs and creeks of Atlantic Highlands. The Lenape traded with the Europeans and sold a group of English settlers an area that covered the entire peninsula that was named Portland Poynt. The area was laid out with 10 lots in 1667, making them the first European residents of present day Atlantic Highlands.〔Nash, Margo. ("ON THE MAP; In a Detective Tale Involving a Town's Birth, the Clue Was Framed" ), ''The New York Times'', September 17, 2000. Accessed July 17, 2011. "On Dec. 14, 1667, the first Europeans to settle in what is today Atlantic Highlands decided to lay out 10 lots in an area they called Portland Poynt on the Navesink peninsula.... Paul Boyd, a Ph.D. candidate in cultural geography at Rutgers University who is the historian of the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society and chairman of the Atlantic Highlands Environmental Commission, worked on the problem for five years."〕 Colonists convened the first Assembly of New Jersey in 1667 in what is now Atlantic Highlands.〔(Atlantic Highlands, Highlands and Sandy Hook: A brief history ), ''Asbury Park Press'', May 17, 2001, accessed April 15, 2007.〕 During Revolutionary War years, loyalists to the English crown and patriots of the new America clashed in repeated raids and counterattacks across these lands. And here passed retreating English troops after their 1778 defeat by Washington at the Battle of Monmouth. During the late 1800s, the many farms were subdivided by resort developers, church groups and builders who created the Victorian core of the borough, attracting thousands of visitors and year-round residents. In 1879, a surveyor was engaged to lay roads and lots for a permanent community. The Atlantic Highlands Association was formed by prominent members of the Methodist Church. This organization developed the community of Atlantic Highlands.〔(History ), Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Accessed August 23, 2013.〕 Individuals and groups came from New York City and the surrounding vicinity to camp along the water in tent colonies. An outdoor amphitheater was created with a large seating capacity and outstanding acoustics. An indoor auditorium was built, which was utilized for entertaining visitors at the camp meetings. In 1887, Atlantic Highlands was incorporated as a borough, containing of land bordering on the Raritan Bay.〔 Major construction occurred from the 1880s through 1900. It included hotels, cottages, rooming houses, and private homes. A pier was built extending well into the bay to accommodate steamboats from New York City. The next twenty years saw rapid development within the community. A water and sewer system was constructed, cottages were erected, and the road system was completed. During this period of development a fire department was organized. A number of churches saw their beginning in the 1880s: the Central Baptist, First Presbyterian, Saint Agnes Roman Catholic, First Methodist, and Saint Paul Baptist Church. Atlantic Highlands became a haven for bootleggers during Prohibition.〔 Steamer service was the most important transport during the formation of the borough, and continued through the 1940s. In the 1890s, rail service came to Atlantic Highlands. This opened up Highlands and points south to vacationers. The 1920s saw 26 passenger trains daily passing through the Borough. The Central Railroad of New Jersey built a major pier at the end of First Avenue. Several trains at a time could continue to the end of the pier to offload steamboat passengers. From the 1910s through the 1940s, the steamers ''Sandy Hook'' and the ''Monmouth'' navigated the waters bringing businessmen and vacationers to Atlantic Highlands. The Manhattan skyline can be seen from the borough's ridges and its shoreline. Pleasure, fishing and commuter boats sail from its harbor. The municipal harbor was built from 1938 through 1940 with municipal, state, and federal funds. It is the largest on the East Coast, home to 715 craft, including high-speed ferry service to New York City, which was introduced in 1986.〔Sauchelli, Dana; Fermino, Jennifer; and Sanderson, Bill. ("Seastreak captains worried over crash ferry’s new propulsion system" ), ''New York Post'', January 10, 2013. Accessed August 23, 2013. "Seastreak began ferry service between Atlantic Highlands, NJ, and Manhattan in 1986."〕 In 1966, the Central Railroad of New Jersey pier was destroyed by fire. Its rail route is now used by the Henry Hudson Trail.〔(Henry Hudson Trail ), Monmouth County, New Jersey Park System. Accessed August 23, 2013.〕 The bungalows on the East Side of the borough, which in the 1920s were summer bungalows, are now occupied year-round. Portland Pointe, a five-story senior citizens building, provides housing for the elderly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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