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  1. Home. About Morristown. Morristown Welcomes You! About Morristown. Since the birth of the nation, Morristown has been a crossroads of culture and commerce. Morristown National Historical Park (Washington’s Headquarters, Fort Nonsense, Jockey Hollow) was the first in the country.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. On March 15, 1739 the town became the seat of the newly created Morris County and New Hanover changed its name to Morris Town. The village and county were named for Lewis Morris, the first and then sitting royal governor of a united colony of New Jersey.

  5. 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.

  6. Listing Overview. Morristown National Historical Park consists of four non-contiguous areas: Washington’s Headquarters Museum, Fort Nonsense, Jockey Hollow, and the New Jersey Brigade Area (which includes the Cross Estate and Gardens). FORD MANSION - Washington's Headquarters.

  7. The Morristown District, also known as the Morristown Historic District, is a historic district in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey.

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