Category: Historic Site
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Clara Barton Schoolhouse in Bordentown, NJ
Clara Barton is best known for being the founder of the American Red Cross, but did you know she is also credited with establishing the first free public school in the state of New Jersey?
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Vincentown-Tabernacle Telephone Museum in Vincentown, NJ
A privately owned telephone company, named the Vincentown-Tabernacle Telephone Company, operated in the early twentieth-century and was the last independent telephone company in South Jersey.
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William K. Haines Schoolhouse in Vincentown, NJ
Located in Vincentown, the William K Haines Schoolhouse was a one-room private school built in 1860.
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Whitesbog Historic Village in Browns Mills, NJ
Located in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, Whitesbog Historic Village is a cranberry farming community, founded in 1857 and still stands today.
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Dr. James Still Historic Office Site in Medford, NJ
Dr. James Still, known as the “Black Doctor of the Pines,” was a herbalist and homeopathic healer in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Historic Peachfield in Westampton, NJ
In 1725, Henry Burr built the Peachfield Planation House in Westampton, NJ.
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Roebling Museum in Roebling, New Jersey
The Roebling Museum focuses on the Company Town of Roebling, where people lived and worked at the Steel Mill.
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Kirby’s Mill in Medford, NJ
Located in Medford, Kirby’s Mill was one of the oldest and last operating commercial mills in the state of New Jersey.
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James Fenimore Cooper House in Burlington, NJ
James Fenimore Cooper was a famous author from the early nineteenth century, and the James Fenimore Cooper House pays respect to his birthplace in Burlington, NJ.
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Chestnut Neck Battle Monument and Park in Port Republic, NJ
To commemorate the battle fought at Chestnut Neck, a memorial and small park was built in Port Republic and dedicated to the troops of the American Revolution.
New Jersey History and Sites 