Historical Marker
Access Granted
Historical marker location:
211 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey
( Marker can be reached from Main Street south of Edisonia Terrace, on the right when traveling south.)
Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
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.