STRATHMERE – A memorial service to remember victims of the sinking of the General Slocum will be held on the Strathmere beach at Prescott Street on Friday, June 15 at 10 a.m. The service is an annual ...

Adella Wotherspoon, believed to be the last survivor of the deadly 1904 fire and sinking of the excursion ferry General Slocum, has died. She was 100. Mrs. Wotherspoon died Jan. 26 at a convalescent ...

UPPER TOWNSHIP - A dredging project to bring sand to the severely eroded beaches in Strathmere will not disturb what remains of one of the worst maritime disasters in the nation's history. Ron Sinn ...

History is full of some truly shocking disasters, ranging from man-made incidents to natural events that have torn through entire communities. Some ships in history have also met their untimely end in ...

Black History Month: During General Slocum Disaster, Harry George Was a Hero The General Slocum steamship disaster was the greatest single catastrophe in New York City’s history until Sept. 11 ...

The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and ...

Tragedy to Triumph: The Story of the General Slocum Disaster and the Right to Swim for Women The General Slocum disaster in 1904 was the greatest single catastrophe in New York City's history until ...