Historical Marker
Original Link Trainer Building
Historical marker location:
25 Peterson St, Millville, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Peterson Street and Reeves Street, on the left when traveling north on Peterson Street.)
The first recorded instance of a submarine attack on a ship occurred off the coast of New Jersey during the American Civil War. On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley attacked and sank the Union ship USS Housatonic near Charleston, South Carolina, while on its way from New Jersey.