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Morristown in Three Centuries

 This historic Morristown walking tour covers nearly a mile within Morristown’s historic district.  Over three hundred years of Morristown history is covered from its earliest beginnings at the Presbyterian Church of Morristown through the Industrial Revolution and to the flamboyant Gilded Age.  The Vail Mansion, Macculloch Hall, and the Thomas Nast House are among the sites that are discussed. Mark Texel is the Director of the Morris County Park Commission’s Historic Sites Division in Morristown, New Jersey.   He is a trustee of the Washington Valley Association and lives in a circa 1920s farmhouse in Morris Township.Ted Edgar was formerly a U.S. National Park ranger at Morristown National Historical Park and at Thomas Edison’s Laboratory and home in West Orange.  He is an expert on New Jersey’s Revolutionary War history and weapons, and has participated in battle re-enactments. Group size is limited to 25. RESERVATIONS NEEDED!

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