Balloon Flight
Inscription
Jean Blanchard's balloon flight in 1793, the first in America, ended here. Washington had witnessed the Philadelphia ascent.
Location
AddressClements Bridge, East of Woodbury
CountyGloucester
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates39.754980, -75.129350
Sources
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