Long Branch
a city in Monmouth co., N. J.; on the Atlantic Ocean and the Shrewsbury river, and on the Pennsylvania and the New Jersey Central railroads; 42 miles S. of New York City. Long Branch is one of the oldest and most noted summer resorts in the United States, and has a long beach, affording excellent bathing facilities. The advantages of its beach and of its proximity to New York and Philadelphia were recognized as early as 1790 and quickly gave it its prominent position among summer LONGCHAMPS LONG ISLAND resorts. The city has numerous hotels, Crane" (1874); "Morituri Salutamus and pleasure resorts, cottages, parks, a board walk, and driveways, and electric railway communication with other New Jersey coast resorts. It has a National bank, public library, public schools, electric lights, and the Monmouth Memorial Hospital. The commission form of government has been adopted. Pop. (1910) 13,298; (1920) 13,521.
LONGCHAMPS (lông-shong'), the race-course on the S. W. side of the Bois du Boulogne, on the W. of Paris, France, where the race for the Grand Prix ("Grand Prize") is run.