Morristown National Historical Park map (click to enlarge)
Morristown National Historical Park is comprised of four distinct areas: General George Washington’s Headquarters, Fort Nonsense, the Jockey Hollow Encampment Area, and the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Area. There are seven points of interest within these sections, and all can be reached via automobile. Only one requires a substantial hike from the parking area.
Though the main visitor center for the park is at Jockey Hollow, the first stop on the tour is Washington’s Headquarters near downtown Morristown, which includes the Ford Mansion and Washington Headquarters Museum. This is as good a spot as any to start your visit to the park, and it certainly makes geographical sense. Unlike battlefield parks where you want to visit sites in chronological order, chronology is not important here. Start at the museum and mansion, and as you proceed south you can hit all of the other spots without having to double back and retrace your steps.
You can take a virtual tour of Morristown National Historical Park by visiting any of the following web pages. Links at the bottom of each page take you to information about the next or previous tour stop.
Stop 1: Washington’s Headquarters
Stop 2: Fort Nonsense
Stop 3: Jockey Hollow Visitor Center
Stop 4: Wick House
Stop 5: Pennsylvania Line Encampment Site
Stop 6: Grand Parade
Stop 7: New Jersey Brigade Encampment Area
Note: The tour road through Jockey Hollow is comprised of two loops that form a Figure-8. The road is one way, so to travel both loops you must make two trips around Jockey Hollow. However, there is nothing to see along the outer loop, Sugarloaf Road, so just take the Grand Parade Road loop. The only reason to drive Sugarloaf Road is to get to Lewis Morris County Park.
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Last updated on May 17, 2020
