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Sussex County Historical Society - NJ
Sussex County County Historical Society, Hill Museum
82 Main Street
Newton, NJ 07860
973-383-6010
http://www.sussexhistory.org/
Along with being open on Fridays from 9-1pm, Hill Memorial Museum will be opening on Saturdays from 9-12 starting July11, 2026 through September 5, 2026. Stop in to see our wonderful exhibits and/or do some family research.
🗓️ When: Sunday, June 28th, 2026 from 1 pm - 3 pm![]()
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đź“ŤWhere: Walpack Center Church![]()
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What: Patricia Wells presents “Mrs. Bennett Follows the Army”.![]()
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The Walpack Historical Society invites you to learn about life as a woman who followed Washington’s Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. This event will take place on Sunday, June 28th, 2026 from 1 pm - 3 pm at the Walpack Center Church. Wives, daughters, mothers, and single women followed their men on long marches and through cold and hungry conditions. Many had children with them. They worked as laundresses, cooks, and nurses. ![]()
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Spend an hour with Mrs. Bennett and hear about life in camp, on the march, and during skirmishes and battles.![]()
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WHS invites guests to arrive early to socialize and meet new people. Our bookstore will be open at the Walpack Church. Please remember that the bridge in Walpack Center is still closed. Guests must access Main Street using NPS 615.![]()
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Performed in period costume by Patricia Wells.
Why not give the gift of Sussex County history to a family member or friend for a birthday, anniversary, or whatever? Check out our expanded online bookstore at www.sussexhistory.org/ and click on Shop. Browse through our many specials and check out the Sussex County Mini Sampler. Two of our most popular publications are included in the Mini Sampler. First is High Point of the Blue Mountains by Ronald J. Dupont Jr and Kevin Wright. The definitive history of the High Point area including geology and prehistory. Charles St. John and the High Point Inn and the Kuser family continue the story. The beginnings of High Point Park and later Park history complete the story. Published in 1990 by the Sussex County Historical Society. The second publication is the classic That Ancient Trail by Amelia Stickney Decker.![]()
Beautifully bound and reproduced as it was originally published in 1942 (Pre Tocks Island), this locally popular book by Amelia Decker explores the discovery, settling and early life along the Old Mine Road. It captures in text and photographs some of the homes, churches, cemeteries and genealogies of some of the earliest settlers in this area, in addition to narratives on the Native Americans of the region.![]()
The second part of the book takes the reader on a tour of some of the connecting roads and “Century Old Houses” in Walpack, Sandyston and Montague Townships. An Index to family and place names is also included. Republished in 2003 by the Sussex County Historical Society. Paypal is accepted.
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Any train buffs in your family? As many of you know, NJ Transit is rebuilding the Lackawanna Cutoff from Port Morris to a new station site in Andover. The right of way has been cleared west of the Roseville tunnel to the new Andover station site where an area has been cleared for the station and a parking lot. The interior of the tunnel has been waterproofed. It is hoped that Amtrak will continue the rebuilding of the Cutoff to Scranton, Pa. You can read about the building of the original Cutoff from 1908 to 1911 in local Sussex county newspapers in William Strait's "Building the Lackawanna Cutoff" which is available for sale from the Sussex County Historical Society. Go to our expanded bookstore on our website at www.sussexhistory.org and click on shop to see our book offerings. Paypal is accepted.