Morristown

Given the state's urban reputation it may surprise the newcomer to find northwest New Jersey's rural beauty, revealed in vast rolling tracts of woodland and reflected from the surfaces of a hundred lakes. The region is one of small communities that cherish their colonial and Victorian past, and yet are just a short drive from corporate headquarters, parks, theaters, restaurants, universities, highway and rail connections to New York City and international airports in Newark and New York.

In just the immediate vicinity of Morristown are a dozen lakes, a 6,000 acre National Wildlife Preserve, numerous parks and a 2,600-acre National/County park complex. A few minutes away are the campuses of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Drew University and the County College of Morris. Princeton, New Jersey, is approximately one hour away by car and Philadelphia is less than two hours. The New Jersey Medical School is 30 minutes away.

Morristown is a lovely, suburban community located forty minutes from downtown Manhattan. Known as the Revolutionary Capital of the United States, Morristown served as George Washington's Headquarters during part of the Revolution. Morristown combines the relaxed graciousness of suburban life with the cultural, social and eduational advantages offered by metropolitan centers. It is a safe community with excellent recreational facilities and public schools, good restaurants, and nice people. Morristown is located in Morris County, which is the business capital of northwestern New Jersey with many corporate headquarters for the largest companies in the United States. Year-round recreational opportunities abound in the nearby hill country of northwestern New Jersey and the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The famed "Jersey Shore" is only a little over an hour away.

Surrounded by rural country and rich in colonial history, the area combines the quaint and the cosmopolitan, giving it a unique and special appeal.

1. Morristown Green: A Comprehensive Web Page on Morristown sites and services by MAK Communications
2. Hotels
3. Parks (MAK Communications)
4. Museums
5. Historical Sites (MAK Communications)
6. Recreational Facilities
7. Map
8. Plan Route to Morristown Memorial Hospital

Hotels

1. Best Western Hotel
   270 South Street, Morristown (1 block from hospital)
   (973) 540-1700
   1-800-528-1234
   Single Weekday: Sun-Thurs $95 + 6% tax
2. Madison Hotel
   Route 24/ Madison Avenue, Madison, (Nice hotel five minutes to hospital)
   Single Weekday: Mon-Thurs $129 + 6% tax
   973-285-1800
3. Day's Inn
   3159 Route 46, Parsippany. (8-12 minutes to hospital)
   Ask for Morristown Memorial hospital corporate rate
   Single weekday or weekend: $85 + 6% tax
   973-335-0200
4. Tomac Motor Lodge
   Route 10, Morris Plains. (Cheap but that's it. 8-10 minutes from hospital)
   $50.00 + 6% tax
   973-539-7000
5. Howard Johnson
   Route 10, East Whippany. (5-8 minutes to hospital)
   Single Weekday: Sun - Thurs $99 + 6% tax
   973-539-8350
6. Hanover Courtyard
   157 Rt. 10 East, Hanover
   (5-8 minutes from hospital)
   Single Weekday: Sun - Thurs $149 + 6% tax

Parks

1. Great Swamp
2. This is a 5,800-acre park for hiking, and wildlife and nature observation.
   Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, 201-635-6629. Exhibits, library, nature trails, wooden walkways into swamp, special programs. Moves to Schooley's Mountain Park, Route 24, Long Valley.
3. Round Valley Reservoir State Park
4. Hopatcong State Park
5. Stokes State Forest
6. 17 named and marked trails plus a nine mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail.

Museums

1. Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences
2. Route 24 to Normandy Parkway
   201-538-0454
3. Edison National Historic Site
4. This is where Edison invented the electric light, the phonograph, the motion picture. Edison's mansion is here also.
   Main Street and Lakeside Avenue, West Orange
   201-736-0550
5. Historic Speedwell
6. Samuel Morse invented the telegraph here.
   Carriage House, Factory, Granary
   Route 202 at Cory Road, Morristown
   201-540-0211

Historical Sites

1. Jockey Hollow
2. Site of Washington's encampment in the cold winter of 1779-1780. Information center, four reconstructed huts, historical farmhouse, tour guides in period dress.
   Morristown
   201-539-2016
3. Washington's Headquarters
4. Ford Mansion and Revolutionary War Museum
   Display of 18th Century weaponry
   Authentic furnishings
   Morristown
   201-539-2016
5. Schuyler-Hamilton House
6. Where Alexander Hamilton courted Elizabeth Schuyler.
   Morristown
   201-267-4039
7. Living Historical Farm< BR>Working 19th century farm.
8. Off Route 24
   201-326-7645
9. Waterloo Village
10. Restored historical village
    Costumed guides, 23 retored homes and buildings
    Stanhope
    201-347-0900

Recreational Facilities

1. Ski Areas

   Great Gorge-Vernon Valley

   Largest ski area in New Jersey. 35 minutes to Morristown

   Hidden Valley

   Craigmeur

   Shawnee Mountain

   Camelback

   Jersey Shore

   Many beaches located 1-2 hours from hospital.

   Atlantic City is 2 hours from Morristown (if you like casinos).

   Lake Hopatcong

   Largest lake in New Jersey located 20 minutes from hospital. State park, county marina, private beaches. Skiing, boating, fishing, swimming. Ice fishing and snowmobiling in winter, if that's your thing.

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