Liberty State Park
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Liberty State Park is a 1,212 acres state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City opposite Liberty Island and Ellis Island. The park opened in 1976 to coinci
Liberty State Park as seen at the mouth of the Hudson River in September 2012
The high rise buildings of the Jersey City skyline as seen from Liberty State Park
Ellis Island and the railyards and piers of Central Railroad of New Jersey before development of the park and associated restoration projects
Liberation Memorial
Black Tom explosion
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The Black Tom explosion was an act of arson and sabotage by field agents of the Office of Naval Intelligence of the German Empire to destroy U.S.-made munitions awaiting shipment to the Allies during
Liberty State Park
…off and contaminated with asbestos. Much of the park is situated on landfilled tidal flats. In the latter half of 19th century, a small island named Black Tom was joined via landfill with the mainland. It became a major shipping, manufacturing, and transportation hub within Port of New York and New Jersey…
Black Tom pier shortly after the explosion
Black Tom Island, lying off Jersey City, 1915
View of the Lehigh Valley pier after the explosion
Wrecked warehouses and scattered debris after the explosion