Historical Marker
The Mill
Historical marker location:
Clinton, New Jersey
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of W. Main Street and Quarry Road, on the right when traveling west.)
Red Mill Museum Village.
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.