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Old Barracks Museum
The Old Barracks Museum are soldiers barracks that were used during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
The barracks were built in 1758 and was the biggest building in Trenton, NJ at the time. It was built to house British soldiers during the French and Indian War. Each room would house 12 soldiers with two men to a bed.
At the start of the American Revolutionary War, British forces still used the barracks for housing soldiers. On Dec 26, 1776 George Washington led a late night raid on the barracks capturing mostly Hessian soldiers. George Washington would then use the barracks as a place for continental soldiers and a place to hold prisoners of war.
After the war, the building became cheap apartments for families. It would stay that way for 120 years until 1914 when the state of New Jersey purchased the barracks and turned it into a museum dedicated to the local history of both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. On Jan 25, 1971, the Old Barracks Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old Barracks Museum
The Old Barracks Museum are soldiers barracks that were used during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
The barracks were built in 1758 and was the biggest building in Trenton, NJ at the time. It was built to house British soldiers during the French and Indian War. Each room would house 12 soldiers with two men to a bed.
At the start of the American Revolutionary War, British forces still used the barracks for housing soldiers. On Dec 26, 1776 George Washington led a late night raid on the barracks capturing mostly Hessian soldiers. George Washington would then use the barracks as a place for continental soldiers and a place to hold prisoners of war.
After the war, the building became cheap apartments for families. It would stay that way for 120 years until 1914 when the state of New Jersey purchased the barracks and turned it into a museum dedicated to the local history of both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. On Jan 25, 1971, the Old Barracks Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.