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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.
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.
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]
NJ 517 from the Morris-Hunterdon County line to NJ 512 and NJ 517 from Fox Hill to Wildwood Roads, Fairmount 40°43′08″N 74°46′30″W / 40.718889°N 74.775000°W / 40.718889; -74.775000 ( Fairmount Historic
Morris County Courthouse is located on Washington Street between Court Street and Western Avenue in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey.The courthouse was built in 1827 [3] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1977, for its significance in architecture and politics/government. [4]
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 ...
The Morristown District, also known as the Morristown Historic District, is a historic district in the town of Morristown in Morris County, New Jersey.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1973, for its significance in architecture, communications, education, military, politics, religion, social history, and transportation.