Posted on February 11, 2016 at 11:42 AM by Charlene Webster
Burlington County is on the National Register of Historic Places
Did you know that Burlington County has 90 locations that are included in the National Register of Historic Places? Some notable places in the county that are listed on the registry include the Burlington County Prison, the Francis Hopkinson House and General Ulysses S. Grant’s home in Burlington.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archaeological resources.