A town in
New Jersey, founded as West
Hanover in 1710. The name was later changed, and named for Governor Lewis Morris. It is now the county seat of
Morris County, in
North Jersey, and is considered to be part of the extended
suburbs of
New York City. (This despite the fact that Morristown itself has suburbs, called Morris Township.) Located on the
Whippany River, about 34 miles directly west of
Times Square (in
the city). During the
Revolutionary War, Morristown was home to
George Washington and part of his
army particularly during the winter of 1779-80, you can still go visit his headquarters, and also the site of the encampment, a park called
Jockey Hollow.
The functioning of the
telegraph was first demonstrated here in 1838 by
Alfred Vail and
Samuel F. B. Morse (after whom
Morse Code is named).