1812 Homestead Farm and Museum

1812 Homestead Farm and Museum

infobox Museum
name= 1812 Homestead Farm and Museum


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location= Willsboro, New York, USA
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website= [http://www.pokomac.com/1812%20Homestead/Homesteadhome.htm/ 1812 Homestead Educational Foundation]

The 1812 Homestead Farm and Museum, sometimes known as the 1812 Homestead or the 1812 Homestead Inn is a historic house located in Willsboro, New York that currently operates as a living history museum.

Originally constructed in 1813 as an inn,Cite web|url=http://www.pokomac.com/1812%20Homestead/Homesteadhome.htm|title=1812 Homestead Educational Foundation|accessdate=2008-05-09] the homestead now offers tours and programming allowing the visitors to experience what life was like at that timeCite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PPRB&p_theme=pprb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10C51A961EF52008&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Workshop Displays Challenges of Old-time Hearth Cooking|accessdate=2008-05-09|year=2005-08-15|author=Susan Tobias|work=The Press Republican] and educates visitors on 19th Century heritage.Cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PPRB&p_theme=pprb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1015D9B95AB80014&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Welch Honored with Homestead Bridge|accessdate=2008-05-09|year=2002-08-22|work=The Press Republican] It is also the current home of the Burt School, which was originally located in Essex. Cite web|url=http://www.aarch.org/archives/leeman/040130%20VLP%20Schoolhouses.pdf|title=Adirondack Schoolhouses Survive|accessdate=2008-05-09|year=2004-01-30|author=Lee Manchester|work=Lake Placid News]

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External links

* [http://www.pokomac.com/1812%20Homestead/Homesteadhome.htm/ 1812 Homestead Educational Foundation]


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