Thursday, March 29, 2007

Guess That Geographical Location—March 29, 2007

Let’s up the difficulty level a little.

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Photo courtesy Google Maps.

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See the extended entry for details.

This is Black Tom Island, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

It’s not an island anymore, but here’s a map of what it looked like in 1905.

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In the early days of WWI, Black Tom Island served as a storage depot for munitions awaiting shipment to Europe.  On July 30, 1916, German saboteurs set a series of fires on the island, resulting in a large explosion that measured over 5.0 on the Richter scale.

Pieces of shrapnel from the explosion damaged many nearby structures, including the Statue of Liberty.  As a result of damage to the Statute of Liberty, the arm and torch became off-limits to visitors and have remained off-limits to this day.

The area between the island and the mainland was eventually filled in, which is why Black Tom Island is no longer an island.  It’s now part of Liberty State Park, and a plaque marks the spot where the 1916 explosion occurred.

(8) Comments
Posted by Jed at 0814 hrs
Off-Duty + Fun With Maps

  1. Pretty sure that’s the old Victory drive-in up on 41. Yep.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 29, 2007 at 1322 hrs


  2. Looks like some landmark or monument park.

    or something….yeah, ivegotnoidea.

    Posted by still Unreal... on March 29, 2007 at 1437 hrs


  3. It is a park, and there is a monument.

    I have to admit, this one is difficult.

    Posted by Jed on March 29, 2007 at 1446 hrs


  4. A racetrack?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 29, 2007 at 1526 hrs


  5. Here’s a big hint.  NY.

    Posted by Jed on March 29, 2007 at 1547 hrs


  6. Methinks that be Liberty Park. But if so, it’s NJ, not NY.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 29, 2007 at 1600 hrs


  7. Crap.  I meant NJ.  But yeah.  See the extended entry.

    Posted by Jed on March 29, 2007 at 1617 hrs


  8. Cool! I thought it was a police/army thing

    Posted by Asher on March 30, 2007 at 0055 hrs


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