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==Places of interest== [[File:Warren County Courthouse, Belvidere, NJ - looking north.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Warren County Courthouse (New Jersey)|Warren County Courthouse]]]] * [[Belvidere Cemetery]] β Dating back to 1834, the cemetery is the burial site of several historical figures, many associated with the Civil War, and has been included in tours conducted as part of the town's annual Victorian Days celebration.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2010/08/go_back_in_time_at_victorian_d.html "Go back in time at Victorian Days in historic Belvidere"], ''[[Warren Reporter]]'', August 26, 2010. Accessed August 26, 2013. "Take a guided cemetery tour during Victorian Days. The final resting place of many prominent historic figures, Belvidere's historic cemetery dates back to 1834."</ref> * [[Foul Rift]] is a [[International Scale of River Difficulty|Class II rapids]] on the [[Delaware River]] located south of Belvidere, in which a drop of {{convert|22|ft}} in elevation in a span of {{convert|0.5|mi}} creates one of the river's most dangerous stretches.<ref>[[Peter Applebome|Applebome, Peter]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/nyregion/10towns.html "Hanging On at the Edge of a Fast River"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 10, 2005. Accessed August 26, 2013. "A green summertime getaway for fishermen, river rats and retirees, named for the brutal rapids where the river drops 22 feet in one half-mile stretch near Belvidere, Foul Rift isn't on most maps."</ref> * [[Four Sisters Winery]] β Established in 1984, the winery was named for the four daughters of the founders.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2012/07/family_fun_days_takes_place_at.html "Family Fun Days takes place at Four Sisters Winery in Belvidere"], ''[[Warren Reporter]]'', July 26, 2012. Accessed August 26, 2013. "Four Sisters Winery was established in 1984 by owners Robert (Matty) and Laurie Matarazzo. The winery was named after their four daughters: Melissa, Serena, Robin and Sadie and has become a legacy for the Matarazzo family."</ref> * [[Robert Morris House]] β Built by Robert Morris, a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the house is one of the town's oldest homes.<ref>[http://www.belviderenj.com/sections/hist-robertmorris.html Robert Morris House], Town of Belvidere. Accessed August 26, 2013.</ref><ref>Giraldo, Rafael. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140723102416/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-07-10/news/fl-rgcol-tour-discovery-giraldo-0711-20100710_1_perfect-day-town-fourth-of-july-parade "Tour of Discovery celebrates the Fourth in a town that richer in history than it seems"], ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'', July 10, 2010. Accessed August 26, 2013. "On my way to Sunday mass at Saint Patrick's church I passed an unpretentious house. There was a small plaque with an inscription. Reading it, I could not believe my eyes. The house had been built by Robert Morris one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence."</ref> * [[Warren County Courthouse (New Jersey)|Warren County Courthouse]] β Future New Jersey governor-elect [[Garret D. Wall]] (who declined to serve as governor after being elected in 1829) donated the land in 1825 and the courthouse was completed in 1826 at a cost of $10,000. In 1892, the courthouse was the site of the county's most recent public hanging.<ref>[http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/somerset/wrnhist.htm "Warren County Court House: A Narrative History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906042648/http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/somerset/wrnhist.htm |date=2013-09-06 }}, New Jersey Courts. Accessed August 26, 2013.</ref> * [[Warren County Museum]] β Now the home of the Warren County Historical and Genealogical Society, the museum is located on Garret D. Wall county square in a townhome constructed {{circa|1848}} and purchased in 1980, which houses many items related to the history of Warren County.<ref>[http://www.warrenhistorynj.org/About_the_Museum.html About the Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322030528/http://www.warrenhistorynj.org/About_the_Museum.html |date=2013-03-22 }}, Warren County Historical and Genealogical Society. Accessed August 26, 2013.</ref>
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