Sussex County Courthouse: 2 Fires and a Remarkable Survival
A Greek Revival landmark where fires, trials and Revolutionary-era turmoil shaped Newton’s county-seat story.
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Museums & Historic Sites
Sussex County holds onto its history in some interesting places, from the old mining tunnels at Franklin Mineral Museum and Sterling Hill Mining Museum to the restored buildings at Waterloo Village. This page rounds up 8 museums and historic sites across the county, including a few offbeat stories like the Backwards Tunnel in Ogdensburg and the Sussex County Courthouse’s brushes with fire. Browse the list below to find a stop that fits whatever kind of history you’re in the mood for.
Waterloo Village
A restored 19th-century Morris Canal town, remarkably intact.
Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Walk into New Jersey's last underground mine and see rocks that glow.
Franklin Mineral Museum
Franklin Mineral Museum NJ, where you dig the rocks yourself and take them home glowing
Skylands Museum of Art
An imaginative fine-art collection, from Dali to fairy tales, in tiny Lafayette.
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Space Farms Zoo & Museum
A century-old, family-run zoo and museum unlike anything else in New Jersey.
Cranberry Lake
The Morris Canal reservoir that became a railroad resort, then vanished into a Byram Township lake community
The Backwards Tunnel: Ogdensburg’s Charming Railroad Riddle
A 150-year-old stone arch on Cork Hill Road with a name born from a local legend
