Historical Marker
Vietnam Memorial
Historical marker location:
1 Meyner Rd, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Meyner Road and Richard Road, on the left when traveling north.)
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.