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Morristown was settled around 1715 by English Presbyterians from Southold, New York on Long Island and New Haven, Connecticut as the village of New Hanover. On March 15, 1739 the town became the seat of the newly created Morris County and New Hanover changed its name to Morris Town.
Morristown (/ ˈ m ɒr ɪ s t aʊ n /) is a town and the county seat of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Morristown has been called "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the war for independence from Great Britain.
The original settlement was called New (or West) Hanover; and did not maintain a significant enough population to have its own church until 1738.
George Washington really did sleep here, for Morristown served as his headquarters for two different winter encampments during the Revolutionary War. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named Morristown one of its “Dozen Distinctive Destinations.”
Nov 26, 2022 · George Washington really did sleep here; Morristown served as his headquarters for two different winter encampments during the Revolutionary War (1777 and 1779-80). For this and other reasons, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Morristown one of its “Dozen Distinctive Destinations.”
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Morristown National Historical Park (Washington’s Headquarters, Fort Nonsense, Jockey Hollow) was the first in the country. Morristown is the seat of Morris County and home to northwest Jersey’s only regional trauma center.
Jan 6, 2016 · On that day, at the Morristown home of Judge Stephen Vail and his family, it sent a message through two miles of wiring spread throughout the room in what is now called Historic Speedwell....
