Isaac Pearson House

Historical marker location:

Hamilton Township, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of Hobson Avenue and Emeline Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Hobson Avenue.)

Built 1773.

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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.