This October, Somerset County invites you to…
Visit select historic sites in person on Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 13, 2024, Noon – 4:00 p.m.—and virtually all month long at www.SCHistoryWeekend.com!
Explore the vast history of Somerset County through a variety of different experiences.
Learn what life was like 50… 100… or even 200 years ago.
Discover our individual Revolutionary War histories—major contributions to the County’s designation as a Crossroads of the American Revolution State Heritage Area.
... on YOUR Journey Through the Past!
Several Somerset County historic sites will be open free to the public on Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 13, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Please visit www.SCHistoryWeekend.com as you plan your trip and before you travel for the most up-to-date information.
Somerset County is pleased to offer Journey Through the Past visitors free commemorative history trading cards—a fun way for everyone to learn about the people and events that shaped life in Somerset County, the state of New Jersey, and the United States of America. Each card features a notable person, place, event, or theme taken from four centuries of Somerset County’s rich history. Ask for trading cards when visiting the participating historic sites across the county—most sites offer at least one card. Visit our website and click Trading Cards to access more fun stuff!
Select sites will be open Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 13, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Admission at each participating site is free. Sites will be open according to County and State policies which are subject to change at any time. For the most up to date information about this event, visit
www.SCHistoryWeekend.com.
Dedicated to preserving the heritage and history of the railroads of New Jersey through the restoration, preservation, interpretation and operation of historic railroad equipment and artifacts, the museum is open Sundays, April thru October.
Paths of green, fields of gold!
The Jacobus Vanderveer house is the only surviving building associated with the Pluckemin encampment.
Part of the Morristown National Historic Park, the formal walled garden, 200-foot wisteria-covered pergola, mountain laurel allee and North American perennials garden was designed by local landscape architect Clarence Fowler.
The Millstone Scenic Byway includes eight historic districts along the D&R Canal, an oasis of preserved land, outdoor recreation areas in southern Somerset County
