Morristown

Morristown is a New Jersey historical marker in Morris County, dedicated 1963.

Route 32, entering Morristown from Morris Plains on same side of the road as the Jr. high School · location approximate

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Settled in 1715 as West Hanover. Present name after county was formed, 1739. Washington's army encamped near here twice.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

TodayHistorical map

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Historical maps covering this location

1674 · Totius Neobelgii nova et accuratissima tabula / [Hugo Allardt] (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1716 · Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula / multis in locis emendata a… (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1755 · North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1872 · Morris Co., N.J. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1947 · Morristown, New Jersey (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Morris Co., N.J, 1872, covering the location of Morristown, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Morris Co., N.J, 1872, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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