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Revolutionary Era Powder Mill Walking Tours at the Morris County Historical Society
Visit a powder mill site located in Morristown that was important to New Jersey in the American War of Independence.
On Sunday, July 3 at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. the Morris County Historical Society features interpretive walking tours to the site of a Revolutionary era Powder Mill located just behind Acorn Hall, along the Whippany River. The guided walking tours follow Patriots' Path to where the mill once stood, giving an opportunity to learn more about this important archaeological resource and its history. The Morris County Historical Society is pleased to offer this program as part of the Revolutionary Times 2016, sponsored by the Morris County Tourism Bureau and the Morristown National Historical Park. Additionally, the walking tour offers a view of the Society's progress recovering its historic woodlot, lost during Superstorm Sandy. The admission to participate in a Powder Mill site walking tour is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $3 for students. It is Free for children under age 12 and MCHS members.
For a guided tour of Acorn Hall and to see the current exhibit Fine, Fancy, and Fashionable: 125 Years Dressing the Bride, there is a separate admission of $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $3 for students. Free for children under age 12 and MCHS members. To see the exhibit, only, is one half of the price of a regular admission. For more information, please contact the Morris County Historical Society at 973-267-3465.
The Morris County Historical Society, founded in 1945, is a member supported 501 (c)3 organization whose mission is to discover, preserve, promote, and interpret the history of Morris County and New Jersey as it relates to Morris County through events, programs, exhibits, publications, and preservation advocacy.
