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Morristown National Historical Park NJ

Lat, Long: 40.7650755, -74.53455122

Designation: National Historical Park

Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the sites of General Washington and the Continental army’s winter encampment of December 1779 to June 1780, where they survived through what would be the coldest winter on record. The park also maintains a museum & library collection related to the encampments & George Washington, as well as items relating to pre- and post-Revolutionary America.

Weather:

Weather in this part of New Jersey is typical of the mid-Atlantic region--a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and moderately cold winters.

Directions:

Morristown National Historical Park is easiest to see by car. There are four different sites throughout the greater Morristown area. Washington's Headquarters Museum / Ford Mansion and Fort Nonsense are located in Morristown. The Jockey Hollow unit with its visitor center and historic Wick House; and the New Jersey Brigade Area are both about 6 miles south of Morristown, Detailed directions can be found on the park website.

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Address/Contact:

30 Washington Place

Morristown, US, 07960

Phone: 973.539.2016

Email: morr_interpretation@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

The Wick House surrounded by colorful fall leavesThe front facade of the Washington's Headquarters MuseumFour replica wooden soldier huts on a hillside in winterThe Cross Estate mansion in the springtimeView of the front facede of the Jockey Hollow Visitor Center--a dark brown brick buildingsGarden with flowers and plants and 18th century farm house in backgroundWhite georgian/colonial building with statue of officer on horse in foregroundOverlook with cannon in foregroundA white colonial building with snow in the foreground and a blue sky and trees in the background