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Burlington County History Discover Discover Burlington County DISCOVER History 2018 History Passport Program BURLINGTON COUNTY HISTORY Burlington County is rich in history and culture. Our diverse history spans from the Native Americans to the Revolutionary War, agriculture and the cranberry and blueberry industries, women’s rights, transportation, industry and innovation. This summer we invite you to share in and explore our history right here in Burlington County! Coast The Passport features over 35 sites, all unique, but To equally important. When visiting be sure to get your passport stamped! Coast Complete your passport by October 1 and return to the Visitor Center at Smithville Park to redeem a prize. Visit at least 20 sites and receive a certificate of participation. We hope that you enjoy learning more about history and culture in your neighborhood! 2018 For more information on the Passport Program contact Burlington County Division of Parks at 609-265-5828 or email History Passport Program [email protected]. The Burlington County History Passport is sponsored by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders 1 White Horse Inn 2 Friendship Schoolhouse 3 Atsion Village 4 Batsto Village FARMERS MARKET 5 Whitesbog SATURDAYS, TOURS & MORE AT SMITHVILLE - MAY 6 MAY -- OCTOBER A celebration to kick off the tours of the Smithville Agricultural Center, Mansion. Help celebrate with a day of games, Moorestown performances, food, and tours of the Mansion. EARTH FAIR - JUNE 10 AMPHITHEATER This annual event returns this year and will FREE OUTDOOR feature vendors, entertainment for all ages, and CONCERTS kids’ activities with an environmental twist. June - August ARTS IN THE PARK - SEPTEMBER 9 FAIRGROUNDS Enjoy an eclectic mix of entertainment including music, dance, theater and storytelling. This event EVENTS will feature fine art vendors, artisan crafters, art- FARM FAIR related activities, and performers. FESTIVALS FALL FLOAT FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 14 A free, family float festival! Canoe or kayak on the NATURE Rancocas Creek and see the stunning fall foliage as you float along. Live entertainment and more! PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES! VICTORIAN HOLIDAY CELEBRATION - DEC. 2 COOKING CLASSES Join us to kick off the Holiday Season with your favorite holiday characters, holiday music, a HISTORY market place, and more, complete with a visit PROGRAMS from St. Nick. AND MORE! VINCENTOWN ONE-ROOM WHITE HORSE INN SCHOOLHOUSE Home to the Woodland Township Historical Society, the museum offers exhibits which include local artifacts from A private school, known as a helping school, attended by stu- Cranberry and blueberry agriculture, the Central New Jersey dents who needed more help than the public school could offer. The most well Railroad specific to the Blue Comet derailment, local talent, education, and -known schoolmaster was Billy K. Haines, a Civil War veteran. The schoolhouse distinguished families of the past. Take a walking tour to learn the history of originally stood on the Allen Oil Company property on North Main Street. The Chatsworth while visiting the Capital of the Pines. Allen’s donated and moved the building to its present location. The school was Address: 3980 Main Street, Chatsworth 08019 Phone: 609-726-1053 reconditioned and furnished by Southampton Historical Society members and Web: www.chatsworthnjhistory.org dedicated to the Southampton school children in 1984. Hours of Operation: 11:00AM-2:00PM, 3rd Wednesday of each month Address: Race Street & Saw Mill Park, Vincentown 08088 Phone: 609-859-3763 Hours of Operation: 9:00AM-12:00PM, 1st Saturday of each month (April-October) ARMED FORCES HERITAGE MUSEUM FRIENDSHIP SCHOOLHOUSE This one-room schoolhouse was rescued by the Tabernacle The Armed Forces Heritage Museum mission is to “preserve, Historical Society in 1985 from the Sandy Ridge area of a honor, and educate all on the military history of New Jersey town called Friendship. The present day school was and the surrounding regions.” We promote our mission through a mobile mu- brought to Tabernacle to replace the original school. It was placed in honor of seum unit showcased at county-wide events May-November, including the the children who lived at the blueberry camp in Friendship and later lived in the Joint Base Air Show and Burlington County Farm Fair. Visit our website for a Tabernacle-Chatsworth area. complete schedule. Address: 180 Carranza Road, Tabernacle 08088 Phone: 609-268-1255 Phone: 609-914-1949 Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-1:00PM, 1st Saturday of each month Web: www.AFHMUS.org (May-September) ATSION VILLAGE JOHN INSKEEP HOMESTEAD The Atsion Mansion was built in 1826 as a summer home for Maintained by the Evesham Historical Society, the John Samuel Richards. After Richards died in 1842, the property Inskeep House is an example of an 18th century Evesham was passed down through his heirs, and finally sold to Maurice Raleigh. The farm house, altered and enlarged in the 19th century, probably in two phases. Raleigh family was the last to use the mansion as a residence. When Joseph It is fully furnished and includes collections of Native American artifacts, 18th Wharton purchased the property in 1892, he used the mansion for packing and century cooking and farming implements, and 19th century clothing. Also on storage for his cranberry production. Today the mansion appears as it did back the site are a four-seater privy and the old Marlton butcher shop which have in 1826. recently been restored. The John Inskeep House is on the National Register of Address: 744 Route 206, Shamong 08088 Phone: 609-268-0444 Historic Places. Web: www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/wharton.html Address: 10 Madison Court, Marlton 08053 Phone: 856-783-0687 Hours of Operation: 9:00AM-4:00PM daily (April-September) Web: www.eveshamhistoricalsociety.org Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-2:00PM, 3rd Saturday of each month (March-October) BATSTO VILLAGE VINCENTOWN-TABERNACLE Batsto Village is the site of a former bog iron and glass TELEPHONE MUSEUM making industrial center. Currently, it reflects the agricultural The Vincentown-Tabernacle Telephone Company operated and commercial enterprises that existed at the site in the late 19th century. from 1911-1930. The second floor of the museum depicts how Address: 4110 Nesco Road, Hammonton 08037 Phone: 609-561-0024 it used to look. New Jersey Bell purchased the company in Web: www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/wharton.html 1930 and continued here until 1942. The downstairs museum traces the Hours of Operation: 9:00AM-4:00PM daily progression of communication, highlighting Alexander Graham Bell and the development of the telephone. The building is on the State and National Registry of Historic Places. Address: 11 Mill Street, Vincentown 08088 Phone: 609-859-3763 Hours of Operation: 9:00AM-12:00PM, 1st Saturday of each month (May-October) ALICE PAUL BIRTHPLACE WHITESBOG HISTORIC VILLAGE Paulsdale is the childhood home of suffragist and equal rights Birthplace of the blueberry and center for cranberry and activist Alice Stokes Paul. Now a National Historic Landmark Blueberry industry innovation. Whitesbog Village includes 25 and home to the Alice Paul Institute, it is a site on the New Jersey Women’s restored buildings, actively-farmed cranberry bogs, blueberry fields, walking Heritage Trail. The Alice Paul Institute educates the public about the life and trails, driving and horseback-riding trails, reservoirs, water tower, general work of Alice Paul, and offers heritage and girls’ leadership development store, The Cranberry and Blueberry Museum, Antique Engine Museum, programs. Alice Paul led the final fight to get women the vote in 1920 and Suningive house, and Elizabeth White’s Gardens. Part of Brendan T. Byrne wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. We honor her legacy as a role model of State Forest and the Pine Barrens, this 1900’s era living history farm village is leadership in the continuing quest for equality. listed on the State and National Historic Register. Address: 128 Hooten Road, Mount Laurel 08054 Phone: 856-231-1885 Address: 799 Lakehurst Road, Browns Mills 08015 Phone: 609-893-4646 Web: www.alicepaul.org Web: www.whitesbog.org Hours of Operation: 12:00PM-4:00PM, Tuesday-Friday, self-guided tours; Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-4:00PM, Saturday-Sunday; trails open daily 12:00PM-2:00PM, 2nd Saturday of each month from dawn till dusk (March-November), guided tours FARMERS HALL Built in 1866 by local farmers as a meeting hall and used as the Mount Laurel town hall until 1970, Farmers Hall is currently headquarters for the Mount Laurel Historical Society. The first floor houses exhibits representing local history. Address: Moorestown-Mount Laurel Road & Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road, Mount Laurel, 08054 Phone: 856-235-2334 Web: www.mountlaurelhistoricalsociety.com Hours of Operation: 1:00PM-4:00PM, 2nd Saturday of each month VISIT US AT THE HISTORY TENT! (June-August) July 17 –21, 2018 www.burlingtoncountyfarmfair.com CROSS KEYS ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE The schoolhouse is the last remaining one-room Schoolhouse open to the public in Medford. The building is furnished as it would have appeared in 1857. It is open for a variety of activities. During these events, you will find docents and schoolmarms, dressed in period garb, anx- iously sharing what education was like in a bygone era and allowing children a hands-on experience. Address: 55 Mill Street, Medford 08055 Web: www.medfordhistory.org/crosskeyschool/index Hours of Operation: 1:00PM-3:00PM, 1st Sunday of each month (May-September) KIRBY’S MILL Completed in 1778, the grist mill remained in operation until 1961. At the time, it was the last operating commercial mill in New Jersey. The site is now listed on the National Register of Historic Sites and consists of a museum with store, Milliner’s Shop, Print Shop, and Carpenter Shop. Address: 275 Church Road, Medford 08055 Phone: 609-654-5382 Web: www.medfordhistory.org Hours of Operation: daily July-August Palmyra Borough Town Hall Delanco Municipal Complex DragonRed Canoe Club FreeBeverly Library Riverfront SocietyHist.
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