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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 .
Morristown, town, seat (1740) of Morris county, north-central New Jersey, U.S., on the Whippany River, 18 miles (29 km) west of Newark. Founded as West Hanover in 1710, when a forge was established to exploit local iron ore, it was renamed in 1740 for Lewis Morris, then governor of the colony.
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May 2, 2024 · Where America Survived. Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the sites of General Washington and the Continental army’s winter encampment of December 1779 to June 1780, where they survived through what would be the coldest winter on record.
Morristown National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, consisting of four sites important during the American Revolutionary War: Jockey Hollow, Ford Mansion, Fort Nonsense, and Washington's Headquarters Museum.
30 Washington Place. Morristown, NJ 07960. United States. Get Directions. Website. Learn More. Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the Continental Army’s second winter encampment from December 1779 to June 1780, one of the coldest winters in North America on record.
Morristown 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.
Coordinates: 40.796562°N 74.477318°W. Morristown is a town of Morris County in the state of New Jersey, United States. About 20,180 people were living in Morristown as of the year 2020. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown has an area of 3 square miles.
