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Museum Displays, call to check what is on display!

Click on the photos to enlarge, see the many other items on display at the museum! 

Mays Landing History in our current news:

   Who was John Underhill and how did he make his mark in Mays Landing History? 

        Here's  a story of John Underhill that appeared in Time Magazine November 9,  1925 

Sports Illustrated featured a large story on a local man who died for our country in the October 22nd 2007 issue

Bobby Gasko was his name and his impact on sports and the local area is featured in an article called "Two Athletes, Two Soldiers"

You can read the article here by clicking this link!

Here's some history of the Township of Hamilton:

George May built a shipyard and trading post near Babcock Creek in 1756

John Hamilton purchased land near May's property in 1756

 The Township of Hamilton was founded in 1813

Mays Landing, New Jersey became the Atlantic County seat 1837

A Cotton Mill was built at the present site of the old Wheaton Factory, Mill Street, Mays Landing in 1867

The Township of Hamilton Historical museum opened in 1996 at 'Little Red School House'

The original School House (now museum) opened in 1903 and was used by the school system until 1992

Mays Landing County Courthouse was built in 1838, it is still in use today! There have been reports that it is haunted!

The Weymouth Furnace area of Hamilton Township produced iron products starting around 1801,  and

it supplied munitions to the US Army for the War of 1812

Online Township of Hamilton History Photo Gallery

   The Union Cemetery of Mays Landing is now online! Click here to visit the site  

Visit the Mays Landing Merchants Association website here 

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Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Thursday evenings from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

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