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St. Peter's Church was founded on January 1, 1827, as the Episcopal church for the growing community in Morristown. Its first services were held in the home of George Macculloch –a prominent town member and builder of the Morris Canal whose mansion stands near the church.
The Community Theatre was built in 1937 and was once the crown jewel of Walter Reade's chain of movie theatres in New Jersey, opening on December 23, 1937, with the David O. Selznick film, Nothing Sacred. By the 1980s, the Theatre had fallen into disrepair and sat idle for nearly a decade.
Morris Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,974, [9] [10] an increase of 668 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 22,306, [18] [19] which in turn reflected an increase of 510 (+2.3%) from the 21,796 counted in the 2000 census. [20]
The trails at the Loantaka Brook Reservation are divided into three separate micro-trails. The first portion, known as the Yellow Blaze Trail, starts at the South Street entrance near the horse stables, and continues south until Kitchell Road. The Yellow Blaze section is unique in that it consists of two separate trails that run side-by-side.
In 1792, informal book trading occurred among Morristown residents, with 97 members and 96 books. [1] In 1812, residents formed the Morristown Library Association to grow the effort. This was officially incorporated in 1866 as the Morristown Library and Lyceum organization. In 1875, the library moved to South Street, between Park Place and Pine ...
In 1894, Market Street Mission reported a yearly attendance of 31,000, with 140 conversions to Christianity. [12] On February 2, 1898, a fire destroyed the original quarters. By June 4, 1898, Market Street Mission was the owner of the "3 story brick and stone Mission building" on Market Street beside the Morristown Green.
Morristown (/ ˈ m ɒr ɪ s t aʊ n /) is a town in and the county seat of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [20] Morristown has been called "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the war for independence from Great Britain.
Morristown station is a NJ Transit rail station on the Morristown Line, serving the town of Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It serves an average of 1,800 passengers on a typical weekday. Construction of the historic station began in 1912 and the facility opened November 3, 1913.