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South Amboy is a suburban city in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Raritan Bay.As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 9,411, [10] [11] an increase of 780 (+9.0%) from the 2010 census count of 8,631, [19] [20] which in turn reflected an increase of 718 (+9.1%) from the 7,913 counted in the 2000 census.
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1909 The Boland brothers of Rahway, New Jersey built and flew New Jersey's first fixed-wing aircraft. They were also the first to fly in South America. 1912 Oliver G. Simmons in a Wright Flyer carried the first official sack of mail across the Raritan Bay from South Amboy to Perth Amboy. 1918 Five New Jersey combat pilots became World War I ...
The two municipalities are the City of Perth Amboy and the City of South Amboy, located across from each other on the Raritan Bay. While each community has its own independent government, and the two municipalities have no shared governance (other than Middlesex County), the term is often used to refer to the area, including on highway exit signs.
The facility, one of the largest in the world at the time, was destroyed along with more than 300 surrounding buildings, forcing the evacuation and reconstruction of Sayreville, South Amboy, and Laurence Harbor (Old Bridge). Over a century later, explosive debris continues to surface regularly across a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) radius. [1] [2]
The South Amboy powder pier explosion was an incident that took place on Friday, May 19, 1950. Over 420 tons of explosives in transit at the Raritan River Port in South Amboy, New Jersey detonated due to unknown causes, killing 31 and injuring over 350.
The Raritan River Rail Road (reporting mark RR) was a 12-mile (19 km) shortline railroad in Middlesex County, New Jersey U.S., Founded in 1888, it was based in South Amboy, from which it ran west as far as New Brunswick. It served both passengers and freight in its heyday and operated profitably throughout much of its existence.
The Hightstown rail accident occurred on the Camden and Amboy Railroad between Hightstown, New Jersey and Spotswood on November 8, 1833, just two months after horses were replaced by steam locomotives on the line. It is the earliest recorded train accident involving the death of passengers in America.