Moore's Tavern in the historic district of West Freehold since 1787 West Freehold schoolhouse The Levi Solomon Farmstead Mount's Corner Historic Plaza with the Jewish Heritage Museum in the background Moses Mount, a Private during the Revolutionary War and aide to George Washington, was the inn's first keeper. As a stagecoach stop for 'the Burlington Path', there is documentation of the tavern's license being renewed from 1787, suggesting that the tavern was in use prior to that. Today known as Moore's Tavern & Restaurant, this tavern is one of the most famous historical structures in the Township. Escondido Restaurant in the historic district of West Freehold, located next to Moore's Tavern & Restaurant Mount's Tavern Many colonial era structures are still standing in the 'West Freehold Village Historic District', near the intersection of West Main Street and Stillwells Corner Road/Wemrock Road.

Much of modern day Monmouth Road/West Main Street ( County Route 537) coincides in general direction and trajectory with this historic stagecoach route. A major transportation artery that was located in West Freehold was 'The Burlington Path', a stagecoach route meant to connect Burlington, which was at the time the Capital of West Jersey, and Perth Amboy, which was at the time the Capital of East Jersey. West Freehold (also historically known as 'Mount's Corner') was settled as early as the late seventeenth century by primarily of English and Scottish Presbyterians, Baptists, and Quakers escaping religious persecution from Scotland and nearby New England. The State of New Jersey became a colony of England on June 24, 1664, after the Duke of York granted a patent to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkely for what is now New Jersey. The historically preserved Monmouth Battlefield, along with the historic villages of Clarksburg, Englishtown, Smithburg and Tennent are a short distance away. Due to the community's close proximity to the Battle of Monmouth, West Freehold is home to several important historical structures, which have been preserved in the 'West Freehold Village Historic District'. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 13,613. West Freehold is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Freehold Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

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