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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/
Tomorrow is the 3rd America 250 Memorial Program....stop by the Frankford Plains Cemetery and help to honor our local Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots....12 noon.Looking ahead.....please mark your calendars and join us to honor Sussex County Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots.
Sussex County Historical Society will be there...in the Richard's Building....stop by and visit our display...pick up the latest newsletter with Revolutionary War articles....coloring pages for the kids and much more!
The Historical Society has updated the book store on our website. We are currently offering a Sussex County Sampler. This is a group of four publications. First is High Point of the Blue Mountains by Ronald J. Dupont Jr. and Kevin Wright, the definitive history of High Point from prehistory through the Kusar family to the development of the park. Next we have a reprint of the classic That Ancient Trail by Amelia Stickney Decker about the Old Mine Road. For the cemetery fans we have Behold and See, As You Pass By, a selection of epitaphs from the Old Cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church of Sparta 1787-1924 written by Mary Elinor Eppler. And last we have a pamphlet Sussex County Place Names by Myra Snook. It lists some of the early place names in the county with a brief history. To order go to our website www.sussexhistory.org/ and click on the “shop” tab and make your selection. PayPal is accepted.
Sunday, May 24.Please join the Walpack Historical Society on Sunday, May 24th, 2026 from 12 pm - 3 pm as we open the doors of the Walpack Center Schoolhouse for the first time since 2018. Alumni Jim Heigis and Ollie Treible will be on hand to share their Walpack school days memories with visitors. ![]()
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The Walpack Center Church, barn, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store and Post Office and the Van Campen Inn will also be open for tours. ![]()
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Are you interested in exploring more of Walpack when you visit? ![]()
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🥾 Hike the Military Trail (pamphlets are available at the Rosenkrans Museum and the Van Campen Inn). You can also hike the Walpack Loop, which has access points off the Military Trail.![]()
➡️ Visit the Black/Slave Cemetery (located off the Military Trail)![]()
➡️ Visit the site of Fort Johns / Headquarters / Fort Shapanack (located off the Military Trail)![]()
➡️ Visit Col. John Rosenkrans’ Memorial (located on the side of Old Mine Road (dirt) a short distance from the Van Campen Inn)![]()
➡️ Visit the Shapanack Cemetery (located up the path from Col. Rosenkrans’ Memorial)![]()
🥾 Hike to Buttermilk Falls (vehicles must access via Struble Road). Buttermilk Falls is approximately 2.5 miles from Walpack Center if you chose to hike there. ![]()
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Memorial Program #3 is coming up on May 30th at 12 noon at the Frankford Plains Cemetery (rain date 31st). The following Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots will be honored: Thomas Armstrong, John Bowman, Andrew Dalrymple, John DeWitt, Benjamin Gustin, John Gustin, Abijah Hopkins, David Phillips, Francis Price, Robert Price, Henry Stoll, Daniel Struble, and Johannes Leonard Stuble. Hope to see many of you there!Looking ahead.....please mark your calendars and join us to honor Sussex County Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots.