Samuel Coles

Historical marker location:

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of Kings Highway and Church Road on Kings Highway.)

Marker installed: 1986

c. 1635-1693.

The Hindenburg disaster, one of the most famous airship accidents in history, occurred in New Jersey in 1937. The German airship caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst.