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When:
October 15, 2017 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2017-10-15T12:00:00-04:00
2017-10-15T17:00:00-04:00
Where:
Van Campen Inn
Old Mine Rd
Walpack Township, NJ 07881
USA
Old Mine Rd
Walpack Township, NJ 07881
USA
Cost:
Free
The Walpack Historical Society and the National Park Service will hosts Van Campen Day this weekend. Festivities include a parade from the Inn to the marker for the grave John Rosenkrans, local hero and colonel of the Sussex County Militia during the fight for independence. Other activities will include a talk on the life of Colonel Rosenkrans, a hike to the Shapanack and Clark cemeteries and the slave burial ground, an encampment by the NJ Frontier Guard at the Inn, colonial era crafts demonstrations, tours of the Inn by costumed guides, and colonial era artifact displays from the Morris Museum. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission.