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Old Dover Rd. 40°50′10″N 74°30′03″W / 40.836111°N 74.500833°W / 40.836111; -74.500833 ( Illumination Gas Plant of the New Jersey State Asylum for the Insane at Morris Parsippany
Fort Nonsense occupied a high hilltop overlooking Morristown, and is believed to have been the site of a signal fire and earthworks. Ford Mansion in Morristown 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.
The two and one-half story house was built around 1750 by Peter Kemble (1704–1789), who had moved here from New Brunswick after purchasing 1,250 acres (510 ha). In 1840, his son Richard Kemble sold the property to Harry S. Hoyt, who moved the house 700 yards (640 m) to its new location slightly closer to Morristown.
Jockey Hollow is the name of an area in southern Morris County, New Jersey, which was farmed in the 18th century by the Wick, Guerin, and Kemble families.. The origin of the name is still uncertain, but it was a farming property during the American Revolution.
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. [31] [32] The town's central location and road connections led to its selection as the seat of the new Morris County shortly after its separation from Hunterdon County on March 15, 1739. [33]
The Morristown Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district embracing much of the village of Morristown, Ohio, United States. Founded along the National Road, Morristown prospered as long as the road was heavily travelled, but it stagnated after railroads became prominent. Because the community neither died nor prospered, it ...
Morristown – The Hamlet of Morristown is on the southern bank of the St. Lawrence River by the junctions of NY-12, NY-37 and NY-58. Morristown Center – A hamlet by the eastern town line. Old Man Island – A small island in the St. Lawrence River east of the state park. Point Comfort – A projection into the St. Lawrence River west of the ...
The farmhouse is situated on the now-defunct Road to Jacob Arnold's. The road was named for Jacob Arnold's Tavern, a historically significant 1740s tavern then located at the Morristown Green. [25] [6] Although the farmhouse burned down in 1915, the original one-story foundation from 1774 still remains. [5]