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Damaged Area of Morristown National Historic Park to Reopen for Independence Day

Ribbon-cutting will kick off walking tours at 2 p.m., report says.

What would Independence Day be without the use of Morristown National Park?

After nearly 20 months of repairs from damages made by Super Storm Sandy, a heavily-damaged portion of Morristown National Park is ready to reopen on the Fourth of July, according to dailyrecord.com.

A 2 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Friday, while historian and park ranger Eric Olsen will dress in his colonial outfit to lead tours of Fort Nonsense, the report said.

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The park is currently open to the public, but the official grand re-opening will be on July 4, the report said.

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