Matawan, New Jersey: Shark Attack Monument
Slab memorializes victims of the 1916 shark attacks, which occurred in this community in a creek two miles inland from Raritan Bay. The fatal chompings later inspired the book and movie "Jaws."
Memorial Park
- Address:
- 2 Broad St., Matawan, NJ
- Directions:
- North end of downtown, in a little park at the merge of NJ-516/Broad St. and Main St. The monument is etched into an upright white slab closer to the Broad St. side.
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Upright stone slab in a small park memorializes the victims of the 1916 shark attacks, which unexpectedly occurred just up the street, in a creek two miles inland from Raritan Bay. The fatal encounters later inspired the book and movie "Jaws."
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