Sussex County - Montague - Historic Montague Houses Reopening for Summer Tours

Sunday, August 19 – Sussex County MARCH, the Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History, is pleased to announce that both its museum sites will be open on Sunday. The Foster-Armstrong House and the Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse will be open to the public from 1:00 - 4:00 pm for museum house tours. Tours will be held every 30 minutes and docents will be available at both sites to guide you through our local history and artifact collections. The Foster-Armstrong House, circa 1790, a two story Dutch colonial, is located on SC521/ 320 River Road, about 1 mile north of the Milford/Montague Bridge. It is listed on the State Historic Register of NJ and is a National Historic Register Site. Ten rooms are set up with local history displays in each room. Rooms contain an original bee hive oven, native Indian artifacts, Duke Mortimer's Dramatic Art Workshop collection, a military room, a quilt room and to scale model covered bridges of the northeast United States.  At the Foster-Armstrong House at 1:00 pm, Frank Salvati, the tri-state’s favorite Indian speaker, will present for the first time, “The Short Life of Fort William Henry.” A British fort was constructed in 1755 on the southern end of Lake George in New York State on the orders of Sir William Johnson, who was associated with Joseph Brant, Mohawk leader Thayendanegea. This area is where the novel and movie, “The Last of the Mohicans,” takes place. The Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse, circa 1820, is located at 501 Route 206 North, about 1 mile south of the Milford/Montague Bridge. It is listed on the State Historic Register on New Jersey. The first floor is set up as a schoolhouse, which is what the building was originally built for. The second floor has a schoolmaster's bedroom and native Indian artifacts. Both museums are located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/MontagueNJHistory.  Historical Speaker at the FAH at 1:00: Frank Salvati, the tri-state’s favorite Indian speaker, will present for the first time, “The Short Life of Fort William Henry.” A British fort was constructed in 1755 on the southern end of Lake George in New York State on the orders of Sir William Johnson, who was associated with Joseph Brant, Mohawk leader Thayendanegea. This area is where the novel and movie, “The Last of the Mohicans,” takes place.