Night storm on the approaches
ca. 1846
New Jersey graveyard approaches (approx)
A three-masted ship being driven onto the New Jersey shore in a night storm, ca. 1846. Heavy surf, a hand-held lantern on the beach, silhouetted figures running toward the wreck. The composite scene that describes the coast for the whole antebellum decade.
Item record
- Title
- Night storm on the approaches
- Date
- ca. 1846
- Source
- Placeholder illustration for Phase 0 — replace with archival photograph before publishing.
- Contributor
- ATH placeholder
- Rights
- Placeholder — replace before publishing
- Slug
wrecks-and-rescue-hero
Verification: placeholder item — metadata and image will be replaced with archival material before publication.
Cite this item
Night storm on the approaches (ca. 1846). Placeholder illustration for Phase 0 — replace with archival photograph before publishing. The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/wrecks-and-rescue-hero/.