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Sweden Farmstead Museum This 17th century farmstead/museum represents the type built by early Swedish colonists. Tour guides escort visitors through the farmstead that includes a bath/smokehouse, a stable, a cow & goat barn, threshing barn, storehouse, blacksmith shop, and a main residence. Open to reserved tours all year.
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Mayor Aitken Drive Hours: Presently Closed |
Potter's Tavern (before 1776)
This historic landmark is the home of New Jersey's first newspaper, The Plain Dealer. The once popular retreat of citizens who called for independence from England has been carefully restored to its 1776 appearance.
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(856) 453-2180
Southern New Jersey All Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
This museum is dedicated to the teams and individuals of all sports in New Jersey. Memorabilia of many famous professional and amateur athletes are permanent exhibits. Some of these exhibits include: Willie Mays' Golden Glove; a bat collection of the Cincinnati Reds; the uniform of the first professional female umpire - Bernice Gera; area football legend Harvey Johnson; King of Softball, Eddie Feigner and much more.
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(856) 451-7300
Hours:
Thursday to Saturday: 10am to 3pm
(Closed noon to 1pm)
Admission: Free
Bridgeton Nail House Museum
Once the office of the Cumberland Nail and Iron Company, this continually evolving museum offers many special events and displays throughout the year and houses a collection of artifacts that includes articles from the early days of the Industrial Revolution.
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Woodruff Museum of Indian Artifacts
This exhibit contains over 20,000 artifacts related to the Lenni-Lenape Tribe that inhabited this region for many centuries, making it one of the largest and finest collections of its type in the state of New Jersey.
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(856) 451-2620
Monday to Friday: 1pm to 4pm
Saturday: 11am to 2pm
Other Hours By Appointment
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