Historical Marker
Genungtown School
Historical marker location:
1 Dellwood Dr., Madison, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Greenwod Ave. and Rockwood Rd., on the right when traveling north on Greenwod Ave..)
Marker installed: 2007
1805-1905.
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.