Things to Do in Near Holiday Inn Express & Suites Burlington - Mount Holly

Our own local haunted Prison, The Burlington County Prison, is a hot spot for paranormal activity. It is an interesting day for any one who want to indulge in their natural curiosity. Burlington City, founded in 1677, was the first settlement in Burlington County, the capital of the Province of West Jersey and the county seat until 1796. The first jail was located in the basement of the courthouse

The Lenni Lenape Native American tribe knew this place was special. The sun rose at the River’s source, and set where it joined the Great Waters. Where the Assiscunk Creek swirled into the Delaware there rose the Island Matinicunk. From the mists about its skirts rose herons, and bloomed the sails of the ship Shield. Freedom-seekers to the New World marveled at the bountiful wildlife.