Chief of Cultural Resources Dr. Jude Pfister has recently published Morris County's Acorn Hall with The History Press. This book, as Dr. Pfister explains, "is a biography of a home, in this case, Acorn Hall, and the five generations who lived there." The book takes into account the wider Morristown and Morris County story which is intimately connected with Acorn Hall through the Morris County Historical Society. The book also traces the role Morristown NHP played in the transition of Acorn Hall into the historical site we all can visit and enjoy today.

Thanks, Cub Scouts Pack 513-Den 3

On Monday evening, despite threatening skies, five cub scouts and their den leader and scoutmaster spent an hour and a half picking up litter in the woods, along the road and fire roads/trails at Fort Nonsense. The crew scoured the 35 acres for cans, bottles, and household trash. Several bags of litter were removed (see white bags in photo- another completely full bag of litter was left at the bottom of the hill).  

Great work boys!  Thanks for helping make Fort Nonsense a clean and safe place for visitors and wildlife alike. 

Jockey Hollow Reenactment May 16th and 17th

 

Discover what life was like for a Continental Soldier in Jockey Hollow during the Spring of 1780.

Please be our guest as the Continental Army encampment comes to life! Join us the weekend of May 16th and 17th as soldiers, their wives and their children return to Jockey Hollow for our Encampment Weekend. It's an event full of activities for the whole family.

Activities Include:

* Cooking Demonstrations

* Children's Drill and Games

* Soldier Camp Life

* Musket and Cannon Demonstrations

* Military Drill

* Best part is that all activities are free!

For more information and a schedule of events call 973-543-4030 or visit

www.nps.gov/morr/encampment-weekend.htm

When

10:00AM - 5:00PM

May 16 and 17, 2015

Where

Jockey Hollow

580 Tempe Wick Road (approx.)

Morristown, New Jersey 07960

Wick House Will Close for the Summer

Wick House Chimney & Fireplace Rehabilitation to Begin: Historic Building Will Close for the Summer

Morristown, NJ – Morristown National Historical Park’s circa 1750 Wick House will close for the summer on May 20th, 2015, in order to conduct much-needed rehabilitation work on its chimney and fireplace. All of Jockey Hollow and the grounds around the Wick House, including the Wick Garden, will remain open to the public during the rehabilitation. Safety zones will be set up in the area immediate surrounding the house to ensure visitors’ safety.

The New England and Long Island inspired style house belonged to Henry Wick, the biggest landowner in Morristown, whose property included approximately 1400 acres. At least four brigades of the Continental Army, and possibly parts of two other brigades, camped on Wick’s land during the winter of 1779-1780. The troops cut down at least 600 acres of Wick’s trees to build their huts and to use as firewood. Wick also allowed Major General Arthur St. Clair to rent rooms in his home during the encampment.

The home remained a private residence until 1933, when Morristown National Historical Park was created and the house was donated to the new park. From 1934-1935, the National Park Service restored the house as a New Deal, Public Works Administration project.

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Morristown National Historical Park preserves, protects, and commemorates the landscapes, structures, features, and museum collections of the Continental Army winter encampments, the headquarters of General George Washington, and related Revolutionary War sites at Morristown, New Jersey for the benefit and inspiration of the public. Morristown NHP also represents a continuum of our nation’s efforts to protect our common heritage: as the very first “national historical park”, the park was also established to commemorate, preserve, and memorialize American history and heritage