The Red Mill Museum Village, historically known as the Clinton Historical Museum, is an open-air museum located along the
South Branch Raritan River
The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Description
The source of the South Branch is the outflow from Budd Lake, a glacial remnant locate ...
at 56 Main Street in
Clinton, New Jersey
Clinton is a town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town's population was 2,719,Red Mill and the adjacent M. C. Mulligan & Sons Quarry. The museum is a private, non-profit organization, whose mission is to display the social, agricultural, and industrial heritage of
Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
Starting in 1960, five local residents, known as the Red Mill Five, began to acquire property to form the museum. They were Monroe F. DeMott, Cyrus R. Fox, Ralph Howard, Robert Lechner, and the artist James R. Marsh. They acquired the Red Mill for $15,000. The museum opened to the public in 1963. Marsh bought the adjoining quarry in 1964 and donated it to the museum. The full museum then opened in 1965. On October 9, 1965, the James Randall Marsh Historical Park was dedicated at the museum. The Bunker Hill School House, built , was moved here in 1974 from Alexandria Township.
Events
The museum has been the site for the annual Black Potatoe Music Festival, founded by Matt Angus.
Gallery
File:56 Main Street, Clinton, NJ.jpg, Red Mill
File:Red Mill Five, Clinton, NJ - information plaque.jpg, Historical information plaque by the Red Mill Five Donor Trustees
File:Crusher and Screen House, Clinton, NJ.jpg, Quarry crusher and screen house
File:Bunker Hill School House, Clinton, NJ.jpg, Bunker Hill School House
File:Plow display, Red Mill, Clinton, NJ.jpg, Agricultural equipment on display in the mill