1912 | Washington Roebling & Stephen Blackwell

1912 | Washington Roebling & Stephen Blackwell

On April 10, 1912, Washington A. Roebling II boarded the Titanic with his friend, Stephen Weart Blackwell. Both men, sons of prominent fathers, perished when the ship sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and their deaths sent shock waves through Mercer County.