Description
The seat of Morris County, Morristown started as a small rural settlement centered around a common green. The small village soon earned its place in American history when George Washington chose to make Morristown the web site of his headquarters twice all over the Revolutionary War. Only a few decades later, history was once made again when Samuel Morse made Alfred Vail his partner in developing the telegraph at Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown. The town continued to grow as successive immigrant groups created ethnic enclaves. The Gilded Age came to Morristown, and by 1900, dozens of millionaires known as the community home and brought the trappings of wealth, from lavish homes to social clubs. As of late, at the same time as Morristown continues to evolve, a large number of historic sites and museums document its wealthy past.