Old Barracks Museum

Barrack Street
Trenton, NJ, 08608
609-396-1776

URL : http://www.barracks.org

overview : The Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, originally built in 1758 to house troops during the French and Indian War, is best remembered for its role in the 1776 and 1777 Battles of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. The Old Barracks was first opened as a museum in 1902 by a group of patriotic women who purchased the building and enlisted the help of several patriotic societies to help run the operation.

hours (subject to change) : Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thankgiving, Dec. 24-25, Jan.1 and Easter

topics : military, new, jersey, 18th, century, revolutionary, war, American, history