Morristown National Historical Park
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Morristown National Historical Park
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Ford Mansion, Morristown
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| Location | In and around Morristown, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′47″N 74°28′0″W / 40.79639°N 74.46667°WCoordinates: 40°47′47″N 74°28′0″W / 40.79639°N 74.46667°W |
| Area | 1,711 acres (6.92 km2) |
| Built | 1744 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Cape Cod |
| Visitation | 222,395 (2011) |
| Website | Morristown National Historical Park |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000053 |
| NJRHP # | 3381 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHP | March 2, 1933 |
| Designated NJRHP | May 27, 1971 |
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, the Ford Mansion, Fort Nonsense and the New Jersey Brigade Encampment site.
The sites are located in Morristown and Harding Township, both in Morris County, and in Bernardsville in Somerset County.
With its establishment in March 1933, Morristown became the country's first National Historical Park.
Jockey Hollow, a few miles south of Morristown along Route 202 in Harding Twp., was the site of a Continental Army encampment. It was from here that the entire Pennsylvania contingent mutinied and later, 200 New Jersey soldiers attempted to emulate them.
Fort Nonsense occupied a high hilltop overlooking Morristown, and is believed to have been the site of a signal fire, along with earthworks.
The Ford Mansion, in Morristown proper, was the site of the "hard winter" (December 1779 – May 1780) quarters of George Washington and the Continental Army. That winter remains the coldest on record for New Jersey. Theodosia Ford, widow of Jacob Ford Jr., and her four children shared their household with Washington, his staff, including Alexander Hamilton, along with their servants and sometimes, their family members. Martha Washington traveled to Morristown to spend the winter with her husband.
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