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Asbury Park, New Jersey: Morro Castle Disaster Memorial

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Address:
1240 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, NJ
Directions:
On the east side of Ocean Ave., at the intersection of 5th Ave., on the south side of Conventional Hall between Ocean Ave. and the boardwalk.
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Morro Castle Disaster Memorial.

Morro Castle Disaster Memorial

In 1934 the Asbury Park boardwalk offered a front row seat to a maritime disaster, as the burning Morro Castle ocean liner washed ashore.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [09/08/2009]
Asbury Park, New Jersey - Morro Castle: I Was A Death Ship, Too!
Morro Castle Disaster Memorial: Most people know the sad story of the Titanic. A few have even visited its Kate Winslet-inspired memorial in Washington, DC. But the Atlantic had other Ships of Hell as well -- such as the Morro Castle. [09/08/2009] Complete Story...

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In the region:
Coney Island - Sideshows by the Seashore, Brooklyn, NY - 24 mi.

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