[4] The township in its early days was a place of refuge for persecuted religious groups, such as Presbyterians, Baptists, and Quakers.

They settled on a large piece of farmland, roughly where much of the modern-day shopping center 'Mount's Corner' is located, as early as 1720.

[5] However, during the Philadelphia Campaign in the American Revolutionary War, the British had attempted to burn down their estate on their way to escape to New York City.

This event precluded the Battle of Monmouth, in which the Continental Army was able to intercept the British's attempt on their route to New York.

[8] The public presentation of Jewish history to Monmouth County and the importance of preserving the Solomon farmstead helped get the museum approved by the Freehold Township planning board for operation.