free museums in passaic county nj

Free Museums in Passaic County NJ

Free Museums in Passaic County NJ
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Looking for a budget-friendly day out in Passaic County NJ? Free Passaic County museums where you can explore art, local history, nature, and more are a great destination! Learn more here…

Note: Please keep in mind that these free Passaic County museums need your support. If you are able, please consider making a donation when you visit.

Free Museums in Passaic County NJ

Long Pond Ironworks Museum

1334 Greenwood Lake Turnpike (Rt. 511)
Hewitt, NJ

The Long Pond Ironworks Museum features interpretive displays, artifacts and relics from the furnace area and ironworkers village complex that produced iron for both the Continental Army during both the American Revolution and the Union Army during the Civil War.

Paterson Museum

2 Market Street
Paterson, NJ

The Paterson Museum is located in the restored Thomas Rogers Locomotive and Machine Shop (c. 1873) at the corner of Market Street and Spruce Street, in the heart of the Great Falls National Historic Landmark District.  The museum tells the story of Paterson’s role as the nation’s first planned industrial city. The city of Paterson has been the birthplace or springboard of many innovators and inventors such as John Holland (“Father of the Modern Submarine”), Sam Colt (who perfected the repeating cylinder revolver), and John Ryle (“Father of the Silk Industry”). Exhibits include a photograph collection of 200,000 negatives and prints, a locomotive, rock and mineral specimens, art exhibits, the first practical submarine, Colt firearms, silk, and much more.

West Milford Museum

1477 Union Valley Road
West Milford, NJ

The West Milford Museum site is located in the center of this large Township, at 1477 Union Valley Road, and contains numerous records of the Township’s development through the centuries.  The Museum presents an eclectic view of local and regional history through permanent and changing exhibits of artifacts, documents, photographs, books, and videos.

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