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The Morgan Explosion Centennial

Rutgers Visitor Center 100 Sutphen Rd, Piscataway Township, NJ

On October 4, 1918, at 7:30pm an explosion occurred at the T.A Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant in Morgan, New Jersey. The chain reaction that occurred would leave hundreds dead and hundreds of buildings destroyed. Sayreville, South Amboy, and Perth Amboy were evacuated leaving tens of thousands homeless. Author and historian Randall Gabrielan will give […]

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