Historical Marker
Lambertville Railroad
Historical marker location:
11 Bridge St, Lambertville, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Bridge Street and Station Court, on the right when traveling east on Bridge 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.