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Open for special events; see our website.
Year Constructed/Founded: ca. 1758
Contact Phone Number: 6097514061
25-acre colonial-era farmstead, home to the West Windsor History Museum. Features a ca. 1758 farmhouse, mid-1700s Dutch-English barn (recently listed as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places), early-1900s wagon house recreation, mid-1800s schoolhouse recreation, and more. Owned by West Windsor Township and run by the nonprofit Historical Society of West Windsor. Free admission to most or all events Read more...
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Visit barracks.org for more information.
Year Constructed/Founded: 1758
The Old Barracks Museum preserves the history of a building constructed in 1758 as a French and Indian War military barracks, used as winter quarters for British soldiers. Throughout the Revolutionary War, the Barracks was used for a variety of purposes by both the British and the Americans. British prisoners of war were held in the Officers’ House, four companies Read more...
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The park is open Wednesday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and on weekends during limited hours. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Year Constructed/Founded: 1772
These open fields which today are enjoyed by visitors of all ages once witnessed one of the fiercest battles of the American Revolution. American troops under General George Washington surprised and defeated a force of British Regulars on the morning of January 3, 1777. American soldiers, pushed back by a strong British assault, were rallied by Washington who rode his Read more...
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Hours of Operation:
Saturday and Sunday: 1:00–4:30 PM
Open March through the second weekend of December
(Closed on holiday weekends, including Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Thanksgiving.)
Year Constructed/Founded: 1730-1840
Contact Phone Number: 609-585-5435
House museum decorated with period furniture and artifacts. During the Revolution, the colonial treasury of New Jersey was hidden from the British in the basement of the Abbott farmhouse. The British, along with Hessian soldiers, raided the farmhouse in December of 1776 but did not find the cleverly hidden money. Read more...