National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Ledgewood Historic District
a.k.a. Drakeville, Drakesville
Main & Canal Sts., Circle Dr., Emmans & Mountain Rds., Ledgewood, NJ Local significance of the district: Architecture; Community Planning And Development
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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.