James Madison

Historical marker location:

Madison, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (New Jersey Route 124) and Waverly Place, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2003

1751 ---- 1836.

The Hindenburg disaster, one of the most famous airship accidents in history, occurred in New Jersey in 1937. The German airship caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst.