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Millbrook Village

Millbrook Village
In 1832, a local farmer built a grist mill along the newly-finished Columbia-Walpack Turnpike where it crossed a stream known as "Van Campens Mill Brook." By 1875, Millbrook had reached a peak of 75 inhabitants and about nineteen major buildings. Today's Millbrook Village does not replicate the Millbrook of 1832 or 1900. Rather, it evokes the feeling of countryside hamlets where most of the nation's people lived until the end of the 19th century. On summer weekends, several buildings are open to the public and Millbrook Village Society and other volunteers demonstrate the folkways of that era.

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Foster-Armstrong House & Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse
Built in the late 1700s, the Foster-Armstrong House boasts a beehive oven and a fireplace in every room. Just a few miles away, the Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse was once a school house, and still sports its original wide-wood plank flooring, fireplace, and deep windows. Volunteers from the Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (MARCH) staff the two houses on select summer Sundays. Additionally, the Foster-Armstrong house displays items of historical interest from the 1700's up to the early 1900's.

Directions to Foster-Armstrong House | Directions to Nelden-Roberts House


Van Campen Inn & Rosenkrans House
Walpack Center was once a bustling community. Today, the Walpack Historical Society maintains a small museum in one of the oldest town buildings, the Rosenkrans House. The Van Campen Inn is located on the other side of the Walpack Ridge. Originally built as a farm house, the Van Campen Inn was designated a "Yaugh" house during Colonial times when it became common practice to offer homes as shelter for travelers. Volunteers from the Walpack Historical Society staff the Van Campen Inn along Old Mine Road and the Rosenkrans House in historic Walpack Center on summer Sundays, as volunteer schedules permit. Instead of driving between the two areas, consider hiking the one-mile Military Road Trail that connects Van Campen Inn and Walpack Center.

Directions to Van Campen Inn | Directions to Rosenkrans House


Village of Bevans
The once charming farm village of Bevans has been adapted as the Peters Valley School of Craft. Self-guided tours of the historic grounds and studios are available during the summer on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Directions to the Village of Bevans


Old Mine Road
Constructed in the mid-1700s, Old Mine Road connected the Hudson River and Philadelphia to the Pahaquarry Mines and provided an important conduit for New Jersey farmers taking crops to area markets, making it one of the oldest commercial roads in the country. Today, Old Mine Road stitches together sections of several roads into the park's main passage in New Jersey and still retain much of the flavor of 100 years ago, making it a popular driving and biking route.

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Last updated: September 12, 2022

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