Depreciation Lands Museum — Attraction in Hampton Township

This history museum shows buildings and life from the 1700s to 1800s. It is called “Depreciation Lands” because the surrounding land was given to Revolutionary soldiers whose paper money had depreciated in value.

The museum has limited hours throughout the year, so be sure to check their website for the latest hours. The admission fee is a suggested amount that is affordable. If you want to use a credit card, then I recommend buying tickets in advance through the website. A free parking lot is located across the street.

The buildings include a church, tavern, barn, workshop, log house, blacksmith shop, wigwam, smokehouse, and school. The staff members are volunteers, and during my visit, they did a very good job of reenacting colonial life and educating me. I felt interested in their costumes and their activities such as turning flax into thread, cooking soup over a fire, and...

I've visited here several times with my sons who are cub scouts. The experience is always good - educational and informative with hands-on activities (carding and spinning wool, weaving, grinding corn) and the docents are friendly and very knowledgeable about not only the period but local history. You might get treated to traditional food (we had some pork and fresh noodles) and you can even purchase hand-forged items at the blacksmith shop. Very easy to spend a few hours there and the cost is minimal.

Well worth going for families with children as well as...

This is a lovely little living history museum. Interpreters in period costume show off historic buildings and discuss life, food, school, shopping, etc in the late 1700-early 1800s. Highlights of any visit include the cabin, blacksmith, school, and mercantile. The museum is open Sundays 1-4pm about May-September. Come step into the past at this gem...