The Legend of Bud’s Grave

The Legend of Bud’s Grave

Photo by Michael T. Wright There have been many versions of the legend of Bud’s Grave, located in Highlands,  Monmouth County, told over the years, and most contain some elements of truth. For the most part the story is this: An old man lived in a bungalow he called Hollywood located on a lonely bay shore road at the bottom of a wooded hillside. His son Bud wandered away from home one day never to be seen alive again, and was presumed dead. The …