Lakehurst
Americannoun
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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 1928, the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin landed in Lakehurst, N.J., completing its first commercial flight across the Atlantic.
From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2018
Eighty years ago this week, the airship Hindenburg erupted into flames while nearing the mooring mast at New Jersey’s Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
From Slate • May 5, 2017
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
The journey had begun on August 7, when the Zeppelin had slipped its tethers in Lakehurst, New Jersey, lifted up with a long, slow sigh, and headed for Manhattan.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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