The Depreciation Lands Museum

I have been aware of the Deprecation Lands Museum for a number of years, but never was able to visit it until this summer. Located in Hampton Township on South Pioneer Road, it is an impressive collection of historic buildings staffed by enthusiastic, knowledgeable docents. The complex is owned by the Township and maintained and operated by a volunteer organization, the Depreciation Lands Museum Association. It replicates a local settlement in the early 1800s, in a locale that was known as Talley Cavey. Access to the museum is through the original 1837 Pine Creek Covenanter church building. The Covenanters were…