West End is an

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located within Long Branch in Monmouth County,

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, United States. The township was the host of the Long Branch Horse Show at the Hollywood Park Racetrack in 1917.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Long Branch include: * Harry F. Guggenheim (1890–1971), businessman, diplomat, publisher, philanthropist, aviator, and horseman * Norman Tanzman (1918–2004), politician who served in the

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from 1962 to 1968 and in the

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from 1968 to 1974."Norman Tanzman, 85, once Middlesex state senator"
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'', June 7, 2004. Accessed March 1, 2021, via

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. "Mr. Tanzman married Marion Schwartz of Rahway in 1941. After the war, the couple settled in Woodbridge, where they resided and raised their family for nearly 40 years, before moving to West End."

References

Long Branch, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{MonmouthCountyNJ-geo-stub