Explore Warren History Trail is coming in November. We're so excited!
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Recently, we visited Scranton, PA to learn more about the Oxford connection to that city. There are so many historical connections between Oxford and other parts of Warren Co with this city in NE Pennsylvania.
The Scranton Furnaces, located in Scranton, PA (formerly Slocum's Hollow, Harrison, & Scantonia) not far from Steamtown NPS site, were built in the 1840s by William Henry, our iron master, for George, Selden and Joseph Hand Scranton (two of the Scrantons were from the Oxford site) and their partners. These men began to create an iron industry that created t-rails for the railroad, transforming this region from a small community to a bustling industrial city in the 19th c.
As the railroad industry grew, so did the Warren Co. connection to this region expanded. John I. Blair, his brother James and nephew Col. Austin Blair also became affiliated with this growing industrial city.
It's amazing how connected our histories are with Scranton!
I will be posting more with photographs soon.
I want to thank #thelackawannahistoricalsociety for visiting with us on the first day of our visit to their historic city.
#scrantonpa #TheElectricCity #steamtown #lackawannacountypa #Oxford #ShippenManor #ScrantonFurnaces #theLackawannaHistoricalSociety
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Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026 (1-4pm)
"Celebrate the Workers"
We will have the main floor of the museum open for our visitors with displays, exhibits and artifacts pertaining to Oxford's industrial history.
Oxford would never have been able to industrialize without its workers. We have images of 19th and 20th c. miners, workers at the rolling mills, Ore kilns, and more!
Last tours are at 3:30pm.
Family friendly.
Free admission
Friends of Shippen accept monetary donations on behalf of the museum.
Parking is limited on site. If the Belvidere parking area (h/c by boardwalk) and back parking are filled, please park in town (Washington Ave. past Cinder Street and walk over. Stop by and see the historic furnace on the corner of Cinder and Washington on your way to the Manor!
For more information about parking, accessibility and our programming, please visit: www.warrencountynjheritage.com/history/shippen-manor-programming
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"Old Furnace Tragedy of 1857"
This is according to the weekly bulletin of the Oxford 2nd Presbyterian Church of Oxford, No. 140, 6 Nov 1932.
George Whitfield Scranton (1811-1861), who along with Selden, his brother, took over the furnace operations after William Henry III returned to Pennsylvania in the late 1730s.
"A terrible accident occured at Oxford on Friday evening. The furnace had been stopped for some repairs about 15 hours. Gas had collected in the hearth and furnace during the stoppage, and when the blast was put on an explosion took place, which blew out the stopping in the front where the iron and cinders run out. The hearth was nearly full of iron. The iron and cinder was blown out with great force,f illing the asting house with liquid fire, and burning several men dreadfully. One man, David Reese, was burnt to death instantly. Two others died yesterday, and George Champion died last night. It is feared one more will die. Uncle Clarkes was burned some, and Mr. Grove also, but not seriously...The casting house burnt to the ground. The other buildings were saved."
Mr. George Humphrey, the compiler of the information, wrote an explantatory note, "I have been looking over some letters of Col. George W. Scranton, dated from 1843 to 1857 and encloses a copy of one written to his son James (who was then at school in Stamford, Conn.).
WCCHA: In the late 1830s, George moved to Slocum's Hollow, which was renamed Harrison by William Henry (for president William Henry Harrison), Scrantonia and later Scranton.
#Shippen #OxfordFurnace #WarrenCoNJ #ScrantonPA #TheLackawannaHistoricalSociety
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Sun. Aug 9
This is our last speaker for the season.
Museum tours of the main floor are from 1-4, last tours at 3:30pm.
Speaker* in our lower level speakers room (east lower porch entrance). Door opens at 150pm for a 2pm presentation. Limited seating.
*Filming of speaker will be in process during his presentation.
Free admission.
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Spirit of America Warren250 project will be at Shappell Park in Phillipsburg until 1pm today. Stop by the table with the kiddos (ages 4-18) for them to paint a 4"x4" canvas that will be a part of a larger mural in September.
This is ongoing project at the Farmers Market in Pburg through August.
Stop by for a paint!
This is a free project sponsored by Warren Co Cultural & Heritage Affairs w funding from the @NJSCA.
Phillipsburg Urban Enterprise Zone Warren County, New Jersey, Government Shippen Manor
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