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Friends of the Hackettstown Library Spring Used Book Sale

The Friends of the Library's Annual Spring Book Sale is back! Dates and Hours: April 27, 9-8pm April 28, 9-5pm April 29, 10-12pm If you have any questions about the sale, please email hfplfriends@gmail.com. Click here to learn more about the Friends!

Admiral David Glascow Farragut at Mobile Bay

Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown

"Damn the Torpedoes…Full Speed Ahead!" The Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, was marked by Admiral Farragut's seemingly-rash but successful run through a minefield that had just claimed one of his ironclad monitors, enabling his fleet to get beyond the range of the shore-based guns. This was followed by a reduction of the Confederate fleet to [...]