Continental Army Encampment at Morristown

1777 1781

The Artillery Park

The artillery under Gen. Henry Knox and the artificers under Col. Jeduthan Baldwin were encamped on this hillside during 1779-80. The soldiers were housed in huts. The guns were parked along this road. The horses were pastured ...

Josiah Morris

1818-1891

Had his bank on this site 1852-1891. He helped finance Montgomery's business, railroads and industry. Here on Dec. 19, 1870, he bought 4150 acres of land and deeded them to the Elyton Land Co. which later was platted, and on ...

Morris Island Lighthouse

Folly Beach, SC

As early as 1673, there is a record of a light burning at what was then known as Charles Towne colony. On May 30, 1767, the cornerstone for a new light was laid on a group of three ...

Morrison-Merrill Lumber Company

Constructed 1909-1910, the Morrison-Merrill Lumber Company Office and Warehouse is historically significant as the headquarters of one of Utah’s largest and most important lumber companies. The construction of this facility marked the beginning of both the physical and economic expansion ...

Morristown

Morristown was a village of about 70 buildings in 1777.

General George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, brought his tired troops to Morristown for rest and reorganization in January 1777. They had just completed successful attacks against the ...

This Morristown Green

This Morristown Green was given by the trustees of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown to the trustees of the Morristown Green in 1816 to be held in trust.

“For the use and enjoyment of the public and to remain as a ...

Morris County 4-H Fairgrounds Circle of History

1821 • The Santa Fe Trail is first used by travelers throughout this area.

1827 • Big John Spring, now buried beneath the highway berm 100 ft. south, is discovered and named by George Sibley survey party.

1844 • John C. Fremont's ...

Richard Tillia Morrison

Richard Tillia Morrison

1816 ~ 1910

Donor of this plot. Former owner of Jeremy Plantation on which a large part of the town is located. One of the founders of the town of McClellanville ~ 1861. This tablet is erected ...

T. Morris Chester

Journalist, educator, lawyer. Born here, 1834. Taught in Liberia, 1857-61. Recruited Black soldiers in Civil War; noted as war correspondent. In Europe for freedmen's aid; was admitted to the English bar in 1870. Held major posts in Louisiana, 1873-83. Died ...

Morrison Charcoal Ovens 1882

These charcoal ovens are evidence of a historic man using natural resources. Reminders, which once upon a time, formed the basis of a man’s industrial enterprise. In 1882 that man, George Morrison, hired Nicholas Paul to build four charcoal ovens. ...