History in New Jersey

New Jersey

This section includes local history museums, historic houses and other sites of historical significance. Museums focusing on the history of science, technology or industry are listed in the "Science & Technology" section. Natural history museums are listed in the "Science & Technology" section. The gear icon indicates locations likely to be of greatest interest to steampunks.

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Absecon Lighthouse

Atlantic City, NJ, USA

The Absecon Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the north end of Atlantic City. . .

Acorn Hall

Morristown, NJ, USA

Acorn Hall is an 1853 Victorian Italianate mansion in Morristown . . .

American Labor Museum

Haledon, NJ, USA

The American Labor Museum aims to advance "public understanding of the history of work, workers and the labor movement throughout the world. . ."

Atlantic County Historical Society

Somers Point, NJ, USA

The society maintains a library and museum focusing on the history of Atlantic County, best known as the location of Atlantic City. . .

Bergen County Historical Society

River Edge, NJ, USA

The society operates Historic New Bridge Landing. . .

Blairstown Museum

Blairstown, NJ, USA

Local history museum. . .

Camden County Historical Society

Camden, NJ, USA

Local history group.

Cornelius Low House

Piscataway, NJ, USA

The Cornelius Low House is a Georgian manor in Piscataway, New Jersey. . .

Drake House Museum

Plainfield, NJ, USA

Local history museum. . .

East Jersey Olde Towne Village

Piscataway, NJ, USA

The Village includes original, reconstructed, and replicated 18th and 19th century vernacular architecture typical of farm and merchant communities of Central Jersey. . .

Greater Cape May Historical Society

Greater Cape May, NJ, USA

The society operates The Colonial House Museum. . .

Historic Speedwell

Morristown, NJ, USA

Speedwell Ironworks was an ironworks where Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse first demonstrated the electric telegraph. . .

Historical Society of Princeton

Princeton, NJ, USA

Local history museum. . .

Hoboken Historical Museum

Hoboken, NJ, USA

The Hoboken Historical Museum presents rotating exhibitions and activities related to the history, culture, architecture and landmarks of the city. . .

Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum

Landing, NJ, USA

Local history museum. . .

Lambert Castle

Paterson, NJ, USA

This large property, built in 1892 by silk manufacturer Catholina Lambert, is now a museum operated by the Passaic County Historical Society. . .

Liberty Hall Museum

Union, NJ, USA

The Liberty Hall was built in 1772 as a 14-room Georgian-style house and later expanded into a 50-room Victorian Italianate mansion. . .

MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum

Morristown, NJ, USA

This museum includes original works by 19th century political cartoonist Thomas Nast. . .

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities

Cape May, NJ, USA

This non-profit aims to promote "the restoration, interpretation and cultural enrichment of greater Cape May . . ."

The Montclair History Center

Montclair, NJ, USA

The Montclair History Center operates four historic houses. . .

Morris Museum

Morristown, NJ, USA

This art, science and history museum includes the Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata. . .

Morven Museum & Garden

Princeton, NJ, USA

Morven Museum & Garden is a historic 18th-century house that served as the New Jersey governor's mansion for nearly four decades in the 20th century. . .

Museum of Early Trades & Crafts

Madison, NJ, USA

The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts was founded to house a collection of over 8,000 tools and artifacts used in New Jersey before 1860. . .

Museum of NJ Maritime History

Beach Haven, NJ, USA

This museum houses artifacts about shipwrecks and other aspects of New Jersey's maritime history. . .

Navy Lakehurst Historical Society

Lakehurst, NJ, USA

The society operates a heritage center at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, best known as the site of the 1937 Hindenburg airship disaster. . .

New Jersey Historical Society

Newark, NJ, USA

The New Jersey Historical Society operates a history museum and publishes the academic journal, New Jersey History. . .

New Jersey State Museum

Trenton, NJ, USA

The New Jersey State Museum is operated as part of the New Jersey Department of State. . .

Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission

Toms River, NJ, USA

The commission has information about artists and historic locations in the county. . .

Ocean County Historical Society

Toms River, NJ, USA

Local history museum. . .

Old Barracks Museum

Trenton, NJ, USA

The Old Barracks Museum is the only remaining colonial barracks in New Jersey. . .

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

Paterson, NJ, USA

This park recognizes the role of Paterson, N.J. in the early industrial development of the United States. . .

Salem County Historical Society

Salem, NJ, USA

The society operates the Alexander Grant Mansion House and the Josephine Jaquett Memorial Library. . .

Samuel Fleming House Museum & Gardens

Flemington, NJ, USA

The Samuel Fleming House, also known as Flemington Castle, is a historic home in Hunterdon County. . .

Tuckerton Seaport & Barnegat Baymen's Museum

Tuckerton, NJ, USA

The Tuckerton Seaport is a working maritime village and museum. . .

Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society

Vineland, NJ, USA

The Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society is the oldest local historical society in New Jersey. . .

Walt Whitman House

Camden, NJ, USA

The Walt Whitman House in Camden was the last residence of American poet Walt Whitman. . .

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