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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morristown, New Jersey, United States | 4 |
| downtown Morristown | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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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this entity surface form:
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
this entity surface form:
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
this entity surface form:
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
this entity surface form:
downtown Morristown
subject surface form:
Ford Mansion
subject surface form:
Ford Mansion
this entity surface form:
Morristown, New Jersey, United States