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Matawan, New Jersey

Site of the New Jersey Shark Attacks of 1916

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Matawan, New Jersey

Glenwood Institute

A condo complex once housed a boarding school with the 24th U.S. Vice President among its notable alumni.

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Holmdel, New Jersey

Holmdel Horn Antenna

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

2 miles from Matawan

Holmdel, New Jersey

Holmdel Teleport

This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.

3 miles from Matawan

Holmdel, New Jersey

Bell Laboratories Transistor Water Tower

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.

4 miles from Matawan

Staten Island, New York

Shrine of the Immaculate Virgin

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.

6 miles from Matawan

Staten Island, New York

Conference House

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

6 miles from Matawan

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