American Bison

Historical marker location:

Middle Township, New Jersey

( Marker can be reached from County Park Road, 0.3 miles west of North Main Street (U.S. 9), on the left when traveling west.)

<i>Bison bison</i>.

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.