Morris Canal

1824     1924

National

Registered Landmark

Plane No. 3 East.

Just west is Plane No. 2 East.

Morris County

Marker is at the intersection of Emmans Road and Canal Street, on the left when traveling north on Emmans Road.

The Morris Canal   1824 – 1924

Morris Canal Greenway

The Morris Canal was an engineering marvel of its time. A system of 23 lift locks and 23 inclined planes enabled the canal to overcome more elevation change than any other transportation canal ever built. Large changes in ...

Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown

By this route

Washington

with his army

retired to Morristown

after his victory

at Princeton

January – 1777

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Erected by the

D-A-R

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (New Jersey Route 27) and Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown

By this route

Washington

with his army

retired after his victory

at Princeton

Jan. 1777.

Erected by

Gen. Frelinghuysen Chapter

D.A.R.

Marker is at the intersection of Foothill Road and Allen Road, on the right when traveling north on Foothill Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Dr. Morris Bartow House

1835

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Restored by

Edward & Molly Samett 1993

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Old Tappan Road (County Route 8), on the left when traveling north on ...

Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown

By this route

Washington

with his army

retired to Morristown

after his victory

at Princeton

January – 1777

--------------

Erected by the

D-A-R

Marker is at the intersection of Glen Alpin Road and Lees Hill Road, in the median on Glen Alpin Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Morris-Jumel Mansion

This Georgian country seat was built by Colonel Roger Morris in 1765. Colonel Morris, a Loyalist, left the house when he returned to England at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. From September 14 through October 18, 1776, the ...

Morrison-Clark Inn

1864

David L. Morrison was a developer who sold flour and feed to the U.S. government during the Civil War. Reuben B. Clark made land investments, owned a grocery store, and served as Washington, D.C.’s jail commissioner.

1917

M. Frank ...

Morristown World War I Memorial

In books are sealed what

history has penned:

What statesmen planned, what

captains turned the tide,

the humblest heart to Liberty,

a friend

here shares the faith for which

her soldiers died. - Edgar Lee Masters

Erected by the people of Morristown,

November 11, 1928

Joseph Nicolosi – Sculptor

[ ...

Col. Morris Pinschower Building

1862

Joseph Frederick Hardware, The Nevada Bank of San Francisco and a livery stable were housed herein. In 1910 Ferdinand Beck opened Beck’s Hardware, & Comstock Garage. In the 1930’s Clarence Elkin operated a Shell garage and Ford dealership. From 1959-1994 ...