Morristown, New Jersey

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Morristown, New Jersey is a historic town in northern New Jersey known for its pivotal role as General George Washington’s winter headquarters during the American Revolutionary War and its well-preserved colonial-era sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county seat
municipality
town
areaCode 862
973
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Morris County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
distanceTo approximately 30 miles west of New York City
foundedIn 18th century
GNISFeatureID 0885319
governmentType town form of municipal government (New Jersey)
hasEducationalInstitution Morristown High School
hasEvent Morristown St. Patrick’s Day Parade
hasHeritageDesignation Morristown National Historical Park
surface form: National Historical Park (Morristown National Historical Park nearby)
hasHistoricSite Washington’s Headquarters Museum
surface form: Ford Mansion (Washington’s Headquarters)

Historic Speedwell
hasHospital Morristown Medical Center
hasLandmark Ford Mansion
Fort Nonsense
Jockey Hollow
Mayo Performing Arts Center
Morris County Courthouse
Morristown National Historical Park
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Morristown)
Morristown Green
surface form: The Green (Morristown Green)
hasMuseum Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
Morris Museum (nearby in Morris Township)
hasPark Speedwell Park
hasTransportation Morristown station
isCountySeatOf Morris County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
knownFor George Washington’s winter encampments
historic colonial-era sites
locatedInRegion North Jersey
surface form: Northern New Jersey
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Morris Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey NERFINISHED
majorRoad Interstate 287 NERFINISHED
New Jersey Route 124 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 202 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Morris County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
partOf Morris School District
New York metropolitan area
postalCode 07960
07961
railService NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines
roleInHistory American Revolutionary War winter headquarters of George Washington
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

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Dan Quinn birthPlace Morristown, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
J. C. Chandor birthPlace Morristown, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
U.S. Route 202 connectsCity Morristown, New Jersey
Gateway Region of New Jersey contains Morristown, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey contains Morristown, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey countySeat Morristown, New Jersey
Honeywell formerHeadquartersLocation Morristown, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Fort Nonsense hasViewOf Morristown, New Jersey
this entity surface form: downtown Morristown
Ford Mansion headquarters locatedIn Morristown, New Jersey
subject surface form: Ford Mansion
Morristown National Historical Park locatedIn Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown encampments locatedIn Morristown, New Jersey
Fort Nonsense location Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown National Historical Park namedAfter Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown, Tennessee namedAfter Morristown, New Jersey
Ford Mansion headquarters nearestCity Morristown, New Jersey
subject surface form: Ford Mansion
Morristown National Historical Park nearestCity Morristown, New Jersey
Tobin Heath placeOfBirth Morristown, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Fort Nonsense touristAttraction Morristown, New Jersey