Centenary Methodist Church

Historical marker location:

Lambertville, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of North Union Street and Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Union 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.