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Lakehurst

American  
[leyk-hurst] / ˈleɪk hɜrst /

noun

  1. a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.


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In Ocean County, borough officials in Lakehurst cited overcrowding in their decision to shut Lake Horicon to visitors in May, a day after the state had reopened county and state parks.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2020

In any case, off they go, following the bad guys back in time to Lakehurst, N.J., May 1937, just as the Hindenburg is about to land — historically, to explode, to crash.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2016

On August 7, 2012, it made its first test flight, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the same field where the Hindenburg exploded.

From The New Yorker Feb. 29, 2016

Franz was a 14-year-old cabin boy when the hydrogen-filled Zeppelin caught fire and crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937.

From Washington Times Aug. 29, 2014

During its landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey, on the evening of May 6, it burst into flames and crashed.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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