The Captain did not go down with the ship! Was it insurance fraud that cost the lives of almost 300 off the beach in Deal, NJ in 1854? The ship, The New Era, carried mostly German immigrants to their watery graves instead of their hoped for new lives in America. Was it a tragedy that maybe did not need to cost so many lives?
To learn more about this tragic story come hear local speaker Jack Grodeska talk at the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society at 7:30 PM, Wednesday, July 20.
The Atlantic Highlands Historical Society is located in the Strauss House Museum, 27 Prospect Circle, Atlantic Highlands, NJ. Admission is free, but donations are always welcome.