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The Morris County Park Commission (MCPC) is a board of commissioners that manages parks, facilities, and historic sites in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the largest county park system in New Jersey. [1] Russel Myers was its first Secretary-Director and Director, serving the system from 1955 until 1983. [2]
There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.
Around the year 1000, the Morristown area was inhabited by Munsee Lenape people. Circa 1500, Morris County was part of the Lenapehoking, i.e., modern-day New Jersey. [3] Arrowheads found in Munsee encampments throughout the Washington Valley suggest that they hunted wolf, elk, and wild turkey for game and likely ate mussels from the Whippany ...
The original reservation comprised 400 acres (1.6 km 2) near Mendham, New Jersey and was in operation from 1932-1979. It was formally dedicated on October 18, 1933. The land was purchased for the BSA by Mrs. Jacob Schiff in memory of her son, Mortimer, who died while President of the BSA in 1931.
Morristown (/ ˈ m ɒr ɪ s t aʊ n /) is a town in and the county seat of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [20] 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 Morristown District, also known as the Morristown Historic District, is a historic district in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1973, for its significance in architecture, communications, education, military, politics, religion, social history, and transportation.
June 19, 1973 (25 Parsippany Road: Parsippany: 17: Bowlsby-Degelleke House: Bowlsby-Degelleke House: December 15, 1978 (Northwest of Parsippany at 320 Baldwin Rd.
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