November 26, 2013

Historic Red Mill Museum Village | Clinton, New Jersey

Red Mill Museum Village

Historic Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton includes several different buildings that hold historic interest.

The mill was used to make many things over the years, including wool, peach baskets, talc, and graphite.

The Blacksmith:

The General Store and Post Office:

Read more of my posts about the Red Mill and the Schoolhouse.

If you want to read more about The Red Mill, including the history of the mill, more photos, and visiting hours, read this page.

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November 19, 2013

Schoolhouse at the Red Mill Museum | Clinton, New Jersey

Red Mill Schoolhouse

Last week I showed you the Historic Red Mill at the Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, New Jersey.

There is indeed a little village at the Red Mill site, and this week I present to you the little schoolhouse!

This schoolhouse was not original to this site. According to the website:

In 1974, the circa 1860 Bunker Hill Schoolhouse was moved to the Museum grounds from a site near Sky Manor Airport in Franklin Township. Former Curator Claire Young remembers that moving the school house took several days even though it was only five miles away. She followed behind the building picking up pieces of the siding that fell in the road, to replace later. Some of those boards had the school children’s initials carved in them from long ago.