Historical Marker
Minisink Trail
Historical marker location:
Clinton, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Leigh Street and Center Street, on the left when traveling south on Leigh Street.)
Marker installed: 2011
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.