Morristown
Revolutionary headquarters town
Morristown is a place name shared by several American towns, most notably in New Jersey and Tennessee.
The New Jersey town served as George Washington's military headquarters during two winters of the Revolutionary War.
We drove through Morristown on our way to the shore.
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- Alexander HamiltonFounding father, financial architect
- colonialOf occupied territories
Lafayette · patriots · soldiers · military strategy · independence · historic site · battlefield
Central business district
- train stationPassenger boarding facility for locomotives
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
courthouse · South Street · speedwell · historic district · Main Street
Urban governance arrangement
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- municipalityLocal governing district
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
public works · borough council · civic center · residents · charter · incorporated · clerk · local government
Upper part of Garden State
- elevationHeight above reference point
- hillsLow natural elevations
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- suburban landscapeResidential outskirts scenery
George Washington
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- Alexander HamiltonFounding father, financial architect
Lafayette · colonial · patriots · soldiers · military strategy · independence · historic site · battlefield
downtown
Central business district
- train stationPassenger boarding facility for locomotives
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- boroughAdministrative town or district
suburban · courthouse · South Street · speedwell · historic district · Main Street
mayor-council
Urban governance arrangement
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- municipalityLocal governing district
- zoningSectioning areas by use
ordinance · public works · borough council · civic center · residents · charter · incorporated · clerk · local government · public services
northern New Jersey
Upper part of Garden State
- North JerseyNewark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Passaic, Bayonne
- suburbssuburb, subdivision, bedroom community, suburban sprawl, residential suburb
- Town NamesSpringfield, Fairview, Riverside, Greenville, Madison
- New JerseyNewark, Garden State, Trenton, Jersey City, Princeton
- New Jersey PlacesAtlantic City, Newark, Trenton, Princeton, Hoboken
- NYC SuburbsYonkers, Roslyn, Hoboken, Fort Lee, Montclair