Morristown National Historical Park

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The Wick House surrounded by colorful fall leaves — The Wick House in the fall.Photo: NPS Photo/Dan Beards

Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the sites of General Washington and the Continental Army’s winter encampment from December 1779 to June 1780, where soldiers survived the coldest winter on record. The park also maintains a museum and library collection related to the encampments and to George Washington, as well as items from both pre- and post-Revolutionary America.

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The front facade of the Washington's Headquarters Museum, which was designed in 1933 to look similar to Washington's Mt Vernon home.Photo: NPS Photo/Dan Beards

Four replica wooden soldier huts on a hillside in winter — These replica soldier huts represent the location of the Pennsylvania Brigade encampment site in Jockey HollowPhoto: NPS Photo/Dan Beards

The Cross Estate mansion in the springtime — The Cross Estate property was the site of the New Jersey Brigade winter encampement in 1779-1780. Today the encampment site is preserved while the estate is host to several beautiful gardens.Photo: NPS Photo

View of the front facede of the Jockey Hollow Visitor Center--a dark brown brick buildings — View of the front facade of the Jockey Hollow Visitor CenterPhoto: NPS Photo/T. Winslow

Garden with flowers and plants and 18th century farm house in background — A 18th century style kitchen garden with vegetables and herbsPhoto: NPS photos/T. Winslow

White georgian/colonial building with statue of officer on horse in foreground — The Ford Mansion where General Washington headquartered during the winter of 1779-80Photo: NPS photo/T. Winslow

Overlook with cannon in foreground — Fort Nonsense--the site of an earthen fort during the American Revolution-offers a view toward New York CityPhoto: NPS photo

A white colonial building with snow in the foreground and a blue sky and trees in the background — The Ford Mansion was the headquarters for General George Washington during the "Hard Winter" of 1779-1780Photo: NPS photo/T. Winslow

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.