Rockport Train Wreck Memorial

Rockport Train Wreck Memorial is a memorial in Warren County, Skylands, New Jersey. Rockport Train Wreck Memorial is situated near the park Rockport Game Farm, as well as near the aerodrome Hackettstown Airport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hackettstown Airport and Baldpate Mountain.

Aerodrome

Hackettstown Airport is a public-use airport located…

Peak

Baldpate Mountain is a peak in the New York–New Jersey… Baldpate Mountain is situated 1½ miles west of Rockport Train Wreck Memorial.

Peak

Pohatcong Mountain is a ridge, approximately… Upper Pohatcong Mountain is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rockport Train Wreck Memorial.

Nearby places include Hackettstown and Port Murray.

Hackettstown is a town in Warren County in the…

Hamlet

Port Murray is an unincorporated community and… Port Murray is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rockport Train Wreck Memorial.

Hamlet

Penwell is an unincorporated community located within… Penwell is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rockport Train Wreck Memorial.

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Here, on June 16, 1925, at 3:25 AM, an eastbound train derailed and wrecked. The engine’s boiler exploded, scalding many passengers. In spite of valiant rescue efforts by townspeople and Game Farm employees, 50 died.”
Category: historic site
Location: Warren County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.82146° or 40° 49′ 17″ north

Longitude

-74.87326° or 74° 52′ 24″ west

Open location code

87G7R4CG+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Highlights: Rockport Game Farm and Church of the Covenant.

Places to explore: Fast Moving Company and Edhard Corporation.

Worth a closer look: Phillipsburg and Hackettstown.

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