Matawan, New Jersey
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Matawan is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A historic community located near the Raritan Bay in the much larger Raritan Valley region, Raritan Bayshore the borough is a
The former Matawan Station
Maj. John Burrowes Mansion on Main Street
The northbound Garden State Parkway approaching the exit for Matawan
The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey, in the United States, between July 1 and 12, 1916, in which four people were killed and one critica
Matawan, New Jersey
…Matawan Creek, causing two deaths. They closely followed an attack in Beach Haven on July 1 and one in Spring Lake on July 6 that were all part of the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. Today, there is a shark mural located in Matawan Creek visible off High Street. The attacks reportedly served as inspiration for the book Jaws and…
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the capture of a "man-eating" shark off the Jersey Shore after the attacks.
Mural on bridge in area of Matawan Creek attacks, Matawan, New Jersey
Memorial plaque dedicated to the victims of the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attacks, Matawan, New Jersey
German American Michael Schleisser and the great white shark caught in Raritan Bay purported to be the "Jersey man-eater", as seen in the Bronx Home News