Eatontown To Hold Memorial Day Ceremony At Wampum Park

EATONTOWN, NJ – The borough of Eatontown will be holding its Memorial Day ceremony on May 31 at 10:30 a.m.

The ceremony will be held at Veterans Plaza at Wampum Park on Route 35 and West Street.

In addition, the borough hall and all other borough offices, including public works, will be closed on Memorial Day. Trash pick-up will go on as scheduled.

According to History.com, the concept of Memorial Day dates back to 1868 when Gen. John A. Logan called for a day of remembrance to honor the Northern lives lost amid battle during the Civil War that had ended just a few years earlier according to History.com.

General Logan called it "Decoration Day," which it was known for several years. As time passed, more and more people called it Memorial Day, History.com reported, and it became a federal holiday in 1971.