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
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DELANCO MUNICIPAL COMPLEX The Delanco Historic Preservation Advisory Board and Friends of Delanco History offer rotating exhibits, programs, events, and printed materials on the history of the village of Delanco in the atrium and auditorium of the municipal complex. Pick up Additional information including self-guided walking/biking tours of areas of town. Address: 770 Coopertown Road, Delanco 08075 Phone: 856-461-0561 (Township Office); 609-760-7746 (HPAB Officer) Web: www.delancotownship.com/contest/5298/6472/6474/default.aspx Hours of Operation: 9:00AM-4:00PM, Monday-Friday; 5:30PM-7:30PM, Monday nights (except 4th Monday) RED DRAGON CANOE CLUB ROEBLING SHIPMAN MANSION The Roebling Museum is located in the restored former gateway building on the site of the John A. Roebling’s Sons The Shipman Mansion is a Second Empire style home built Company’s Steel Mill. It is where the steel and cables for c. 1869 on the banks of the Delaware River by Paul and Alice some of the world’s most famous bridges was made. The site preserves and Shipman. It is listed on the New Jersey and Federal Registry of Historic Places. shares, not only the history and legacy of the Roebling family and company, Many of its original architectural details are preserved including the fireplaces, but, also, the history and heritage of the workers, their village, their connection three-story stairwell, and ceiling medallions. The mansion also houses a to the Delaware River and the historic Camden and Amboy Railroad. The Collection of antique canoes and artifacts from the early history of the Red Museum also works to inspire future generations to build, make, and do by Dragon Canoe Club founded in 1887.\ focusing on the STEAM/STEM achievements of the company. The museum Address: 221 Edgewater Avenue, Edgewater Park 08010 Interprets these areas through galleries, exhibits, archives and collections, and Phone: 856-986-7969 tours. Web: www.shipmanmansion.org Address: 100 2nd Avenue, Roebling 08554 Phone: 609-499-7200 Hours of Operation: 11:00AM-3:00PM, 1st Saturday & Sunday of each month Web: www.roeblingmuseum.org Hours of Operation: 11:00AM-4:00PM, Wednesday-Sunday (March-December)
BEVERLY FREE LIBRARY UPCOMING EVENTS The building was constructed in 1929. It is also known as the “War Memorial Building” in honor of WWI veterans. The Library is a member library of the Burlington County Library System.
Address: 441 Cooper Street, Beverly 08010 Phone: 609-387-1259 Hours of Operation: 6:00PM-9:00PM, Tuesday & Friday; Concerts Lectures 11:00AM-2:00PM, Wednesday; Car Shows Antique Shows 12:00PM-3:00PM, Saturday Festivals Art Shows Classes Walks
VISIT OUR WEBISTES FOR SITE SPECIFIC INFORMATION CROSSWICKS MEETINGHOUSE RIVERFRONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY The museum is housed in a c. 1855 brick building. Originally, Located in the former Wells Pharmacy Building, now the it was constructed as an Orthodox Friends Meeting House. Beverly Free Library Annex, the museum houses The building now serves as the Chesterfield Township memorabilia from the townships of Beverly, Delanco, and Edgewater Park. A Historical Society Museum with a diverse collection of redware pottery, Brick’s research area is available to the public. mincemeat memorabilia, and many township related holdings. The historic site Address: 433 Cooper Street, Beverly 08010 Phone: 609-387-1079 is located in the midst of the Crosswicks Village National Register Historic Hours of Operation: 12:00PM-3:00PM, 1st Saturday of each month District. Check website for program schedule. Address: 530 Ward Avenue, Crosswicks 08515 Phone: 609-298-3700 Web: www.chesterfieldtwphistoricalsoc.org Hours of Operation: 2:00PM-4:00PM, 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month (May-September)
WHITE HILL MANSION RIVERSIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY White Hill Mansion was built in the 18th century. The Newly opened in a new location, the museum features original wing of the house was built in 1723 by Robert Field. memorabilia from the township of Riverside including the The house sits on the banks of the Delaware River submarine “Alligator” and the Philadelphia Watchcase Company. A research Surrounded on three sides by Bordentown. From 1723 until 1922 many area is available to the public. Families called White Hill home, including doctors, inventors, and politicians. In Address: 10 Zurbrugg Way, Unit 1, Riverside 08075 1923, the mansion opened as a restaurant and remained until it closed in 1992. Hours of Operation: 12:00PM-3:00PM, last Tuesday & Saturday of each month During the Revolutionary War, Hessian troops were encamped in White Hill’s or by appointment apple orchard when General Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Day 1776. Address: 217 4th Street, Fieldsboro 08505 Phone: 856-630-9421 Web: www.whitehillmansion.com Hours of Operation: 1:00PM-4:00PM, last Sunday of each month BURLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The campus of the Burlington County Historical Society is made up of the birthplaces of James Fenimore Cooper and Captain James Lawrence, and the Corson Poley Center (Delia Biddle Pugh Research Library and museum galleries). Residents and visitors curious about Burlington County’s past are invited to come and explore. History isn’t boring here! Address: 457 High Street, Burlington 08016 Phone: 609-386-4776 Web: www.burlingtoncountyhistoricalsociety.org Hours of Operation: Library: 1:00PM-5:00PM, Wednesday-Thursday; Museum/Historic Houses: 10:00AM-5:00PM, Tuesday-Saturday
23rd REGIMENT NEW JERSEY
Burlington County’s own “Yahoos” fought vigorously during the Civil War from September 1862 to June 1863. The regiment is now remembered through a group of dedicated individuals. They can be seen at local parades, The Burlington County Farm Fair, and other events. Visit their Facebook page for a detailed schedule of events. Web: Facebook page: 23rd NJ Yahoos
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Completed in 1799, West Hill Manor was the home of Samuel and Susanna Emlen. It is an example of Federal style architecture with most of the original features intact. Susanna was one of the earliest breast cancer survivors in the United States, having surgery in the home in 1814. In 1851, the home was purchased by Eliza P. Gurney, a Quaker minister and social reformer. She was a correspondent with President Lincoln during the Civil War. West Hill has been continuously farmed since 1799. Address: 1114 Oxmead Road, Burlington 08016 Phone: 856-768-0312 Web: www.westhillnj.org Hours of Operation: 1:00PM-4:00PM, 3rd Sunday of each month
PEACHFIELD
A Colonial Revival Stone Farm House originally built in the 1700s and rebuilt after a fire in 1928. The first Sunday of each month there is performance related to a Colonial era historical figure.
The third Sunday is focused on one of their many collections, and tours of the home are available. Peachfield is the headquarters of the National Society of
The Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Jersey.
Address: 180 Burrs Road, Westampton 08060 Phone: 609-267-6996
Web: www.colonialdamesnj.org Hours of Operation: 2:00PM-4:00PM, 1st Sunday of each month
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13 14 15 16 SMITHVILLE VISITOR CENTER RANCOCAS NATURE CENTER Stop in the Visitor Center, one of the oldest buildings Located within the Rancocas State Park, the site includes on the property, and learn about Smithville Village, Varied natural habitats and miles of maintained hiking including worker’s homes, factory complex, mechanic’s trails. The Nature Center features a Visitors Center with hall, and conservatory. classroom, nature store, wildlife viewing area, museum displays, and historical Address: 803 Smithville Road, Eastampton 08060 Phone: 609-265-5959 items from Timbuctoo, the park’s Native American, Colonial, and Quaker Web: www.co.burlington.nj.us/Parks Heritage, and live, native New Jersey animals. Hours of Operation: 12:30PM-4:00PM, Tuesday -Sunday Address: 794 Rancocas Road, Westampton 08060 Phone: 609-261-2495 Web: www.rancocasnaturecenter.org Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-4:-00PM, Tuesday-Saturday; 12:00PM-4:00, Sunday
WORKER’S HOUSE GALLERY AIR VICTORY MUSEUM Collection of aircraft and artifacts used to tell the story how Built between 1866 and 1870, this house was a typical education and engineering has kept us on the cutting edge of worker’s house at Smithville. The workers rented homes aerospace technology and exploration. from H.B. Smith for $8 a month. Today, you can see how people lived and worked at the H.B. Smith Industrial Village. The worker’s house is also home to Address: 68 Stacy Haines Road, Lumberton 08045 Phone: 609-267-4488 year-round rotating art exhibits. Web: www.airvictorymuseum.com Address: 803 Smithville Road, Eastampton 08060 Phone: 609-265-5858 Hours of Operation: 9:30AM-4:00PM, Wednesday-Sunday (April-December) Web: www.co.burlington.nj.us/Parks Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-4:00PM, Thursday -Saturday; 12:00PM-4:00PM, Sunday ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM
Built in 1759, it is the oldest one-room schoolhouse on its Located in one of the restored Worker’s House in Smithville original foundation. Visit the schoolhouse for a taste of Village, the exhibit offers visitors a visual presentation of education in colonial times. Write with a quill, do math on a slate, and read the Underground Railroad experience in New Jersey and Burlington County, from a hornbook. The schoolhouse is owned by The National Society of The where the Underground Railroad flourished before the Civil War. Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Jersey. Address: 803 Smithville Road, Eastampton 08060 Phone: 609-265-5858 Address: 35 Brainerd Street, Mount Holly 08060 Phone: 609-267-6996 Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-4:00PM, Friday-Saturday; Web: www.colonialdamesnj.org 12:00PM-4:00PM, Sunday Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-2:00PM, Tuesday-Wednesday (call for an appointment)
SHINN-CURTIS LOG CABIN HISTORIC SMITHVILLE MANSION
Originally built in 1712 on Water Street (now Rancocas The Smithville Mansion, an 1840s Greek Revival home, was Road), this structure of hand-hewn logs was eventually the home of industrialist, inventor, and congressman, included within a larger house. It was uncovered in 1967 when the surround- Hezekiah B. Smith and his wife, Agnes Gilkerson Smith. ing house was demolished. It had been in the possession of the Curtis family Today the Friends of the Mansion at Smithville offer guided tours of the for 147 years, since 1802. mansion. Address: 91 Park Drive, Mount Holly 08060 Address: 803 Smithville Road, Eastampton 08060 Phone: 609-261-5882 Web: www.mounthollyhistoricalsociety.org Web: www.smithvillemansion.org Hours of Operation: 12:00PM-4:00PM, 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month Hours of Operation: 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM, Thursday & Sunday (May-October) HISTORIC BURLINGTON COUNTY PRISON MUSEUM 17 Burlington County Prison Museum The Burlington County Prison Museum is a National Historic 18 Warden’s House Gallery Landmark located in historic Mount Holly. Designed by Robert Mills, one of 19 One-Room Schoolhouse America’s first native-born and trained architects. The Burlington County 20 Shinn-Curtis Log House Prison was completed in 1811. One of Robert Mills’ first designs as an independent architect, the interior vaulted ceilings of poured concrete and brick and stone construction made the building virtually fireproof. In fact, it was so well constructed that it remained in constant use until 1965. Address: 128 High Street, Mount Holly 08060 Phone: 609-265-5476 Web: www.prisonmuseum.net Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-4:00PM, Thursday-Saturday; 12:00PM-4:00PM, Sunday
WARDEN’S HOUSE GALLERY
Build in 1877 as a home for the Prison Warden, the house is now a gallery dedicated to local artist, Hugh Campbell. Campbell’s artwork reflects the Mount Holly area between 1932-1997. Address: 2 Grant Street, Mount Holly 08060 Phone: 609-702-7453 Web: www.co.burlington.nj.us/Parks Hours of Operation: 10:00AM-4:00PM, Thursday-Saturday; 12:00PM-4:00PM, Sunday
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