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MUSKET DAY at SHIPPEN MANOR

A look at 18th and 19th Century American soldiers and their firearms will be held Sunday, March 7, from 1-4 pm at Shippen Manor Museum, the restored 1754 stone manor house in Oxford, NJ.  

Members of the New Jersey Frontier Guard, a French & Indian War reenactment group based in Warren and Sussex (NJ) Counties, will display and discuss flintlock weapons of early settlers and militia. Shippen Curator and Civil War reenactor Andrew Drysdale will be on hand to portray a New Jersey volunteer of the 1860s, discussing and demonstrating the percussion weapons that succeeded flintlocks in the early 1800s. Blank firing demonstrations shall be featured and will be ongoing from 2-4 pm.  The Manor will be available for tours starting at 1 pm, including colonial kitchen and domestic life presentations, suitable for all ages, by historian Sally Shutler.  

Shippen Manor is located ¼ mile west of the Rt. 31/Wall Street intersection in Oxford. The museum is open to the public on the first and second Sundays of each month from 1-4 pm. There is no admission fee.  

Sally Shutler Commission Clerk  Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission

 908.453.4381 

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          Shippen Manor Museum is located a quarter mile west of the Route 31/Wall Street intersection in the center of  Oxford. The Museum and it programs are sponsored by the Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, The Warren  County Cultural & Heritage Commission, The New Jersey Historical Commission and The New Jersey Historic Trust. There is no admission fee.

      For further information, please call (908)-453-4381. 

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Visit Shippen Manor

Guided Tours
First Sundays
& Second Sundays
1 PM to 4 PM -
Exclusive of Holidays
- Free Admission -
Donations Welcomed
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Field Trips for School
Classes & Special
Groups Available
Explore life during
 the Revolutionary War-era  in the little iron-making  village of Oxford furnace. Join Curator, Andrew Drysdale, at Shippen Manor Museum for a look at domestic chores, open-hearth cooking, militia drill, musket-firing and the true story of an industrious local family whose lives were drawn into the conflict.

WHEN: Weekdays in April; Tuesdays and Wednesdays in May & June.
TIME: Approximately 10 AM - 12 Noon; or 1-3 PM.
ADMISSION is Free. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
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This program is sponsored by the Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission,
the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the New Jersey Historic Trust.

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