Historical Marker
Amwell Academy
Historical marker location:
Ringoes, New Jersey
( Marker is on Old York Road (New Jersey Route 179), on the right when traveling south.)
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.