Editing Morristown, New Jersey

{{Short description|Town in Morris County, New Jersey, US}}
{{About|the town in Morris County}}
{{distinguish|Moorestown, New Jersey}}
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'''Morristown''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒr|ᵻ|s|t|aʊ|n}}) is a [[Town (New Jersey)|town]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref name=CountyMap>[http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catctytable.html New Jersey County Map], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed July 10, 2017.</ref> Morristown has been called "the military capital of the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]" because of its strategic role in the war for independence from [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]].<ref>[http://www.townofmorristown.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={E478935E-19DC-45CA-8BCC-EA5945D4577E} About Morristown], Town of Morristown. Accessed April 3, 2013. "Morristown became characterized as 'the military capital of the American Revolution' because of its strategic role in the war for independence from Great Britain."</ref><ref>Weig, Melvin J.; and Craig, Vera B. [http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/hh/7/index.htm ''Morristown: A Military Capital of the American Revolution''], [[National Park Service]], 1950, reprinted 1961. Accessed July 19, 2011.</ref> Morristown's history is visible in a variety of locations that collectively make up [[Morristown National Historical Park]], the country's first National Historical Park.<ref name="npshist">{{cite web | title= Expansion of the National Park Service in the 1930s | work= Administrative History | url= http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/unrau-williss/adhi5d.htm | date= March 14, 2000 | publisher= [[National Park Service]] | access-date= December 24, 2013 | archive-date= October 13, 2006 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061013063512/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/unrau-williss/adhi5d.htm | url-status= dead }}</ref>

Morristown was incorporated as a town by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 6, 1865, within [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]], and it was formally set off from the township in 1895.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 195. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the town's population was 20,180,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 1,769 (+9.6%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 18,411,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected a decline of 133 (−0.7%) from the 18,544 counted at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

According to [[British colonization of the Americas|British colonial]] records, the first permanent settlement in Morristown was New Hanover, founded in 1715 by colonists from [[Province of New York|New York]] and [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]]. Morris County was created on March 15, 1739, from portions of [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]]. The county, and ultimately Morristown itself, was named for the popular Governor of the Province, [[Lewis Morris (1671-1746)|Lewis Morris]], who championed land ownership rights for colonists.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=21 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[[Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]]. [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n214 <!-- pg=215 --> ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''], p. 215. [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1905. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Ford Mansion, Morristown, NJ - looking north.jpg|thumb|[[Ford Mansion]], [[George Washington|Washington]]'s headquarters from 1779 to 1780 during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]]]
[[File:Morristown, New Jersey (1828).jpg|thumb|Morristown in 1828]]
[[File:United Methodist Church, Morristown, NJ.jpg|thumb|Morristown United Methodist Church]]
Present-day Morristown was initially inhabited by the [[Lenape|Lenni Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] for up to 6,000 years prior to exploration of Europeans.<ref>Nye, Melinda. [http://www.njskylands.com/hsarcheology.htm "Panning for Old"], Skylands Visitor. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref> The first European settlements in this portion of New Jersey were established by [[Sweden]] and the [[Netherlands]] in the early 17th century, when significant trade in furs existed between the natives and the Europeans at temporary posts. It became part [[New Netherland]], a Dutch colony, but the English seized control of the region in 1664, which was granted to Sir [[George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton]], and named the [[Province of New Jersey]].

===18th century===
Morristown was settled around 1715 by English [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]] from [[Southold, New York]], on [[Long Island]] and [[New Haven, Connecticut]], as the village of New Hanover.<ref name=Timeline>Staff. [https://archive.today/20130131143144/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1845613651.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+23,+2000&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=MORRISTOWN+TIMELINE&pqatl=google "Morristown Timeline"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', March 23, 2000. Accessed July 19, 2012. "1715 - The Green is established as the center of the community of Morristown, then known as West Hanover, or New Hanover.... 1740 - Morris County separates from Hunterdon County and about half of the new county becomes the Township of Morris. As the most promising village in the county, West Hanover changes its name to Morristown, in honor of Lewis Morris, the first governor of the colony of New Jersey after it separated from New York."</ref><ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/31/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-morristown-nj-presence-past-lively-downtown.html "If You're Thinking of Living In /Morristown, N.J.; Presence of the Past in a Lively Downtown"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 31, 1999. Accessed July 19, 2012. "The downtown radiates from a trapezoidal green that was set aside by the town's first Presbyterian settlers, who arrived from New England in 1715."</ref> The town's central location and road connections led to its selection as the seat of the new [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] shortly after its separation from [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]] on March 15, 1739.<ref>Karp, Bob. [https://archive.today/20130131141300/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1831790191.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+14,+2003&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Arcadia+Publishing&pqatl=google "Arcadia Publishing"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', January 14, 2003. Accessed July 19, 2012. "Its central location, at the convergence of all the local roads, were one reason Morristown was named the county seat when Morris County was created in 1739, the first courts were held at Jacob Ford's house, and in 1740 he was appointed collector of Morris township."</ref> The village and county were named for [[Lewis Morris (1671-1746)|Lewis Morris]], the first and then sitting [[List of Governors of New Jersey|royal governor]] of a united colony of [[New Jersey]].<ref name=Timeline/>

By the middle of the 18th century, Morristown had 250 residents, with two churches, a courthouse, two taverns, two schools, several stores, and numerous mills and farms nearby.

[[George Washington]] first came to Morristown in May 1773, two years before the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] broke out, and traveled from there to [[New York City]] with [[John Parke Custis]], his stepson, and [[William Alexander, Lord Stirling|Lord Stirling]].<ref>Editorial. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629022856/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1838935731.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+03,+2002&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=225TH+ANNIVERSARY&pqatl=google "225th Anniversary"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', January 3, 2002. Accessed February 20, 2011. "He was in Basking Ridge and at Morristown's Mount Kemble with stepson John Parke Custis and patriot Lord Stirling in May of 1773 before the war."</ref>

In 1777, General Washington and the [[Continental Army]] marched from the victories at [[Battle of Trenton|Trenton]] and [[Battle of Princeton|Princeton]] to encamp near Morristown from January to May. Washington's headquarters during that first encampment was at [[Arnold's Tavern|Jacob Arnold's Tavern]], located at the [[Morristown Green]] in the center of Morristown.<ref>[http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p13079coll1&CISOPTR=235&CISOBOX=1&REC=8 Jacob Arnold's Tavern], The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center. Accessed July 17, 2011.</ref> Morristown was selected for its extremely strategic location.<ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/morr/morroverview.html Why Morristown?], National Park Service Museum Collection, American Revolutionary War, Morristown National Historic Park - map shows the important geographic features that led to the importance of the site and the Hobart Pass.</ref> It was between Philadelphia and New York and near New England while being protected by the [[Watchung Mountains]] from the bulk of [[British Army during the American Revolutionary War|British troops]] camped in New York City. It also was chosen for the skills and trades of the residents, local industries and natural resources to provide arms, and what was thought to be the ability of the community to provide enough food to support the army.

The churches were used for [[inoculation]]s for [[smallpox]]. That first headquarters, Arnold's Tavern, was eventually moved {{convert|.5|mi|m}} south of the green onto Mount Kemble Avenue to become [[All Souls' Hospital]] in the late 19th century. It suffered a fire in 1918, and the original structure was demolished, but new buildings for the hospital were built directly across the street.<ref>[http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p13079coll1&CISOPTR=181&CISOBOX=1&REC=2 All Souls Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715163443/http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p13079coll1&CISOPTR=181&CISOBOX=1&REC=2 |date=July 15, 2012 }}, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center. Accessed July 17, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.revwar.org/AllSouls.htm Whatever happened to Washington's 1777 HQ in Morristown?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050425204410/http://revwar.org/AllSouls.htm |date=April 25, 2005 }}, accessed May 7, 2006.</ref>

From December 1779 to June 1780, the Continental Army's second encampment at Morristown was at [[Jockey Hollow]]. Then, Washington's headquarters in Morristown was located at the [[Ford Mansion]], a large mansion near what was then the edge of town. Ford's widow and children shared the house with [[Martha Washington]] and officers of the Continental Army.<ref>Hubbard, Louise. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iVBmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=34ENAAAAIBAJ&dq=ford-mansion%20washington%20widow&pg=2015%2C256367 "Home Was Washington's Base"], ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', January 3, 1962. Accessed July 19, 2012. "General george Washington accepted Mrs. Theodosia's invitation to make her home his headquarters the winter of 1779-80 and lived there longer than in any other encampment of the Continental army... The widow Ford kept two rooms for her family and Washington expressed the discomfort of the too-many tenants in a letter..."</ref>

The winter of 1780 was the worst winter of the Revolutionary War. The starvation was complicated by extreme inflation of money and lack of pay for the army. The entire Pennsylvania contingent successfully mutinied. Later, 200 New Jersey soldiers also attempted unsuccessfully to mutiny.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Flexner |first=James Thomas |date=April 1984 |journal=Washington the Indispensable Man |page=154  }}</ref> Many soldiers died, due to weak health.

During Washington's second stay, in March 1780, he declared [[St. Patrick's Day]] a holiday to honor his many [[Irish people|Irish]] troops.<ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/hh/7/hh7c1.htm The "Hard" Winter of 1779—80] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023123753/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/hh/7/hh7c1.htm |date=October 23, 2012 }}, [[National Park Service]]. Accessed March 17, 2006.</ref> Martha Washington traveled from Virginia and remained with her husband each winter throughout the war. The [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette|Marquis de Lafayette]] came to Washington in Morristown to inform him that France would be sending ships and trained soldiers to aid the Continental Army.<ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20130201025528/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/929527022.html?dids=929527022:929527022&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+23,+1963&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Continental+Army+Froze,+Starved,+at+Morristown&pqatl=google "Continental Army Froze, Starved, at Morristown"], ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', February 23, 1963. Accessed July 19, 2012. "The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in Morristown to tell Washington that France was sending America six ships and 6,000 well-trained troops."</ref>

Ford Mansion, Jockey Hollow, and [[Fort Nonsense (Morristown, New Jersey)|Fort Nonsense]] are all preserved as part of [[Morristown National Historical Park]], managed by the [[National Park Service]], which has the distinction among [[historic preservation]]ists of being the first [[National Historical Park]] established in the United States.<ref>[http://www.njskylands.com/hsmtnhp.htm Northwest Skylands: Morristown National Historical Park], New Jersey Skylands. Accessed September 17, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15387coll4/id/211/rec/3 Fort Nonsense taken from Steeple of the Old First church, not dated, Morristown, NJ], Morristown & Morris Township Public Library, The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center. Accessed August 20, 2011.</ref>

During Washington's stay, [[Benedict Arnold]] was court-martialed at Dickerson's Tavern, on Spring Street, for charges related to profiteering from military supplies at [[Philadelphia]]. His admonishment was made public, but Washington quietly promised the hero, Arnold, to make it up to him.<ref>[http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15387coll9&CISOPTR=6&CISOBOX=1&REC=7 Dickerson's Tavern], The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center. Accessed July 17, 2011.</ref>

[[Alexander Hamilton]] courted and wed [[Elizabeth Schuyler]] at a residence where Washington's personal physician resided. Locally known as the Schuyler-Hamilton House, the [[Dr. Jabez Campfield House]] is listed on both the New Jersey and [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/morris.pdf#page=11 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024131210/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/morris.pdf |date=October 24, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Historic Preservation Office, updated January 22, 2015. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p13079coll1/id/499/rec/1 Olyphant Place, house, Dr. Jabez Campfield's house, not dated, Morristown, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320153515/http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p13079coll1/id/499/rec/1 |date=March 20, 2012 }}, Morristown & Morris Township Public Library, The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center . Accessed August 20, 2011.</ref>

At Morristown Green, there is a statue commemorating the meeting of George Washington, the young [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|Marquis de LaFayet]]te, and young Alexander Hamilton as they discussed forthcoming aid from [[France|French]] ships and troops being sent by [[Louis XVI|King Louis XVI]] to aid the [[Continental Army]] in the Revolutionary War.<ref>[http://www.revolutionarynj.org/gallery/index.php?galleryID=3 Washington, Lafayette and Hamilton Bronzes - Morristown Green - Morristown, NJ], Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area. Accessed August 20, 2011. "One of the main focal points on the central Green in Morristown, New Jersey is the life-sized sculptural grouping of General Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Marquis de Lafayette, known as "The Alliance." It commemorates Lafayette's arrival with news of French support for the American cause."</ref>

Morristown's Burnham Park has a statue, "Father of the American Revolution", depicting [[Thomas Paine]], who wrote ''[[Common Sense (pamphlet)|Common Sense]]'' in 1776, which urged a complete break from [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] rule and helped inspire the [[American Revolution]]. The bronze statue by sculptor [[Georg J. Lober]] shows Paine in 1776 using a drum as a table during the withdrawal of the army across New Jersey composing ''Crisis 1''. He wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls..." The statue was dedicated on July 4, 1950.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1950/07/05/archives/paine-statue-unveiled-3000-at-morristown-ceremony-in-memory-of.html "Paine Statue Unveiled; 3,000 at Morristown Ceremony in Memory of Patriot"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 5, 1950. Accessed July 24, 2018. "Morristown, N.J., July 4-- While 3,000 persons watched under heavily overcast skies a $75,000 Thomas Paine statue was dedicated this afternoon at Burnham Park."</ref>

=== 19th century ===
The idea for constructing the [[Morris Canal]] is credited to Morristown businessman George P. Macculloch, who in 1822 convened a group to discuss his concept for a canal. The group included [[Governor of New Jersey]] [[Isaac Halstead Williamson]], which led to approval of the proposal by the [[New Jersey Legislature]] later that year. The canal was used for a century.<ref>[http://www.morriscanal.org/history.htm A Brief History], Morris Canal Greenway. Accessed August 20, 2011. "George P. Macculloch, a Morristown businessman, must be given the credit for conceiving the idea for the Morris Canal and ultimately carrying it through to completion. In 1822 he brought a group of interested citizens together at Morristown including Governor Isaac Williamson to discuss his idea with them. His proposal was received favorably."</ref>
In July 1825 during his [[Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States|15 month return tour of the United States]], the Marquis de Lafayette returned to Morristown, where a ball was held in his honor at the 1807 [[Sansay House]] on DeHart Street (the edifice still stands as of 2011).<ref>[http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p13079coll1&CISOPTR=232&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 Sansay House], The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center. Accessed July 17, 2011.</ref>

In 1827, [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Morristown, New Jersey)|St. Peter's Episcopal Church]] was founded at the behest of Bishop [[George Washington Doane]] and many prominent Morristown Families, including George P. Macculloch, of the Morris Canal.<ref>[http://njchurchscape.com/Morristown-StPetersEpis.html Morristown - St Peter's], The New Jersey Churchscape. Accessed April 5, 2021</ref> When the Church was rebuilt by the then-internationally famous architectural firm, [[McKim, Mead & White|McKim, Mead and White]], beginning in 1889, the congregation erected one of the United States finest church buildings –a stone, English-gothic church complete with fined stained glass, and a long, decorated interior.

[[Antoine le Blanc]], a French immigrant laborer, murdered the Sayre family and their [[History of slavery in New Jersey|servant (or possibly slave)]], Phoebe. He was tried and convicted of murder of the Sayres (but not of Phoebe) on August 13, 1833. On September 6, 1833, Le Blanc became the last person hanged on the Morristown Green. Until late 2006, the house where the murders were committed was known as "Jimmy's Haunt," which is purported to be haunted by Phoebe's ghost because her murder never saw justice. Jimmy's Haunt was torn down to make way for a bank in 2007.

[[Samuel F. B. Morse]] and [[Alfred Vail]] built the first [[telegraph]] at the [[Speedwell Ironworks]] in Morristown on January 6, 1838. The first telegraph message was ''A patient waiter is no loser''. The first public demonstration of the invention occurred five days later as an early step toward the [[Information Age]].<ref>[http://www.morrisparks.net/speedwell/home.html Historic Speedwell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126063129/http://morrisparks.net/speedwell/home.html |date=November 26, 2010 }}, [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Parks Commission. Accessed August 20, 2011. "The most significant building at Historic Speedwell is the Factory, a National Historic Landmark where Stephen Vail's son, Alfred, worked with Samuel F. B. Morse to perfect the telegraph. It was here on January 11, 1838 where the electromagnetic telegraph was first publicly demonstrated - making Historic Speedwell the 'Birthplace of the Telegraph.'"</ref>

[[Arnold's Tavern|Jacob Arnold's Tavern]], the first headquarters for Washington in Morristown and site of [[Benedict Arnold]]'s 1780 trial, was purchased by Morristown historian [[Julia Keese Nelson Colles]] (1840-1913) to save it from demolition in 1886. It was moved by horse-power in the winter of 1887 from "the green" (after being stuck on Bank Street for about six weeks) to a site {{convert|0.5|mi}} south on Mount Kemble Avenue at what is now a parking lot for the Atlantic RIMM Rehabilitation Hospital. It became a boarding house for four years until it was converted by the [[Grey Nuns]] from [[Montreal]] into [[All Souls' Hospital]], the first general hospital in Morris County.<ref>[http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p13079coll1&CISOPTR=191&CISOBOX=1&REC=5 All Soul's Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804065606/http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p13079coll1&CISOPTR=191&CISOBOX=1&REC=5 |date=August 4, 2020 }}, North Jersey History and Genealogy Center. Accessed July 17, 2011.</ref> George and Martha Washington's second floor ballroom became a chapel and the first floor tavern became a ward for patients. In 1910, the late [[Augustus Lefebvre Revere]] (brother of hospital founder [[Paul Revere (lawyer)|Paul Revere]]) willed the Hospital $10,000 to be used for the erection of a new building.<ref name=":422">Undated newspaper clipping, “Mr. Revere's Bequests.” Fosterfields cabinet, Subject Research Files: Paul & Augustus Revere.</ref> This fund was used 8 years later when the original Arnold's Tavern building was lost to a fire.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |last=Morris County Historical Society at Acorn Hall |title=Social media post about All Souls' Hospital by Morris County Historical Society at Acorn Hall |url=https://www.facebook.com/MCHSAcornHall/photos/a.391186392108/10154718747997109/ |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p13079coll1&CISOPTR=183&CISOBOX=1&REC=4 All Soul's Hospital after 1918 fire], North Jersey History and Genealogy Center. Accessed July 17, 2011.</ref> The entire organization, nurses, doctors, and patients of All Souls' Hospital were then moved across Mount Kemble Avenue, [[U.S. Route 202]], to the newly built brick hospital building.<ref name=":422" /> All Souls' was set to close because of financial difficulties in the late 1960s. In 1973, it became Community Medical Center. In 1977, the center became bankrupt and was purchased by the then new and larger Morristown Memorial Hospital, which is now the [[Morristown Medical Center]].<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/01/nyregion/recycling-a-hospital-that-was-underused.html?&pagewanted=all "'Recycling' a Hospital that was Underused], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 1, 1985. Accessed September 18, 2009.</ref>

On December 18, 1843, the Bethel [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]] was incorporated. This was the first congregation established by blacks in Morris County. It is still active. The first site of the Church was located at 13 Spring Street and served as the only schoolhouse for colored children until 1870. The Church relocated to its present site at 59 Spring Street in 1874.<ref>Friedman, Alan. [https://archive.today/20130131144339/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1754894701.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+18,+2006&author=ALAN+FRIEDMAN&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Church+full+of+'ordinary+people'&pqatl=google "Church full of 'ordinary people'"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', October 18, 2006. Accessed December 17, 2012. "According to county records, in 1843 the Bethel Mite Society received a certificate of incorporation for the church, which was recorded under the name of 'The African Methodist Episcopal Church of Morristown."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20130131140936/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1804498181.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+17,+2004&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Coming+back+home+again&pqatl=google "Coming back home again; Morristown High grad will lead choir in concert at Bethel A.M.E. Church"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', June 17, 2004. Accessed December 17, 2012. "Sandra Singleton Barnhardt, a 1969 graduate of Morristown High School, will come home to Bethel A.M.E. Church, the oldest black church in Morris County, to host a benefit Saturday beginning at 6 p.m."</ref>

The first Jews moved to Morristown in the 1850s, but much larger numbers of [[Ashkenazi Jews]] migrated to the region from Eastern Europe in the 1890s, which led to the incorporation of the [[Morristown Jewish Center]] in 1899.<ref>[https://www.mjcby.org/who-we-are/history/early-jewish-history-in-morristown/ "Early Jewish History in Morristown" ''MJCBY.org''] (Accessed December 17, 2021)</ref><ref>Garber, Phil [https://www.newjerseyhills.com/jewish-history-in-morris-and-sussex-is-traced/article_0f069667-0681-56f5-a51b-20c84fa4c059.ahtml "Jewish history in Morris and Sussex is traced" ''New Jersey Hills Media Group'' Feb. 12, 2004] Accessed December 3, 2021.</ref> Today there are several Jewish synagogues in Morristown reflecting the diversity of the community.{{Example needed|date=December 2022}}

In the 1880s, the town's residents were primarily farmers. The small amount of stores in the Morristown Green town center were only open during the evening to accommodate farmers who did not leave their work during the daytime. There were only a few stores in town, including [[Adams & Fairchild]] grocers and [[Philip H. Hoffman|P. H. Hoffman & Son]] clothiers, both located in the [[Arnold's Tavern]] on the Morristown Green.<ref name=":2">Foster, Caroline. "Oral History Caroline Morristown," November 9, 1967. Interview conducted by Clayton Smith. Available from the Morris County Park Commission archives at Historic Sites\FosterFields\Oral Histories.</ref>

=== Gilded Age of Morristown ===
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{{Distinguish|Gilded Age|text=America's [[Gilded Age]], extending roughly from 1870 to 1900}}
[[File:OAK DELL, MORRISTOWN, MORRIS COUNTY.jpg|thumb|[[Oak Dell]] in Morristown, known as "Millionaries Row"]]
Starting in the mid-1800s, Morristown became a popular summer retreat for some of New York City's wealthiest residents.<ref>Huhn, Erich Morgan.[https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2488 ''Power and Prestige: Progressive Membership in Morristown, New Jersey''], [[Seton Hall University]] Dissertations and Theses (ETDs), 2018. Accessed February 22, 2022.</ref> From the 1870s onwards, immense estates were built up along once rural thoroughfares; Madison Avenue, which runs along Morristown and [[Madison, New Jersey]], became known as "the street of the 100 millionaires" due to the sheer extravagance of the houses that were constructed.<ref>Kaschewski, Marjorie. ''The Quiet Millionaires (The Morris County That Was)'' (Morristown, NJ: Morris County’s Daily Record, 1970), pg 4.</ref>

Between 1880 and 1929, the Gilded Age of Morristown occurred, when dozens of "millionaires with large fortunes built their estates" in Morristown and Morris Township.<ref name=":0">[https://www.morristwp.com/DocumentCenter/View/279/HISTORY_MORRIS_TOWNSHIP Overview: Township of Morris], Morris Township. Accessed December 8, 2022.</ref>

In the [[1880 United States census]], the town had 5,418 residents, which grew to 8,156 in 1890.<ref name="Census1890" />

In 1889,<ref name=":32">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ic8wAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Market+Street+Mission%22+%22morristown%22&pg=PA239 |title=A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913 ... |date=1914 |publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company |pages=239–240 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2DdKAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22market+street+mission%22+%22morristown%22&pg=PA491 |title=Continent |date=1914 |publisher=McCormick Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref> Christian charity organization [[Market Street Mission]] was established on 9 Market Street beside the [[Morristown Green]] in response to the large number of saloons on Market Street. Beginning on March 18, 1889, the Mission hosted nightly meetings to aid and convert those with alcoholism, opioid use, and homelessness.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.marketstreet.org/ |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=Market Street Mission |language=en-US}}</ref> As of 2022, the organization continues to operate a homeless shelter, meals, and emergency services, along with men's [[drug addiction recovery groups]], community counseling, a chapel, and a [[Charity shop|thrift store]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Adams |first=Dr Theresa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AvVGnhx5WYYC&dq=%22market+street+mission%22+%22morristown%22&pg=PA256 |title=Parents as Leaders: Strategies for Great Parenting Leadership |date=January 28, 2009 |publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=978-1-4653-1902-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":12" />

[[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]] describes the influx of millionaires to the area:<blockquote>By 1896, an estimated 54 millionaires lived in the Morristown area, with a total wealth of $289,000,000, which [circa 2009] would be worth billions of dollars. Six years later in 1902, there were at least 91 millionaires.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>This included New York warehouse and grain broker Charles Grant Foster, who bought the farm estate and mansion of [[Union Army]] general [[Joseph Warren Revere (general)|Joseph Warren Revere]] in 1881.<ref name=":04">{{Cite book |last1=Barbara |first1=Hoskins |title=Washington Valley, an informal history |last2=Foster |first2=Caroline |last3=Roberts |first3=Dorothea |last4=Foster |first4=Gladys |date=1960 |publisher=Edward Brothers |oclc=28817174}}</ref> This became [[Fosterfields]], a [[Jersey cattle|Jersey cow]] farm. It was later managed by [[Caroline Rose Foster]], though most of its herd was sold in a 1927 auction. In 1979 it was donated to the [[Morris County Park Commission]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nadzeika |first=Bonnie-Lynn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t88vrKPxLPgC&dq=caroline+foster+1979&pg=PA21 |title=Morristown |date=2012 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-9280-0 |language=en |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520144257/https://books.google.com/books?id=t88vrKPxLPgC&dq=caroline+foster+1979&pg=PA21 |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Fosterfields |url=http://www.usgenwebsites.org/NJMorris/general_info/fosterfields.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520144257/http://www.usgenwebsites.org/NJMorris/general_info/fosterfields.htm |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=www.usgenwebsites.org}}</ref> The site currently houses a living history museum and Revere's historic house.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Independent |date=August 26, 2012 |title=Tour The Willows in Morristown |url=https://www.nj.com/independentpress/2012/08/tour_the_willows_in_morristown.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123953/https://www.nj.com/independentpress/2012/08/tour_the_willows_in_morristown.html |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=Fosterfields Living Historical Farm {{!}} Morris County Parks |url=https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/fosterfields |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121025355/https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/fosterfields |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=www.morrisparks.net}}</ref>

In 1902, the ''[[New York Herald]]'' described Morristown as "the Millionaire City of the Nation." The ''Herald'' claimed it "contains the richest and least known colony of wealthy people in the world." It identified 45 millionaires (15 of whom were worth over $10 million) who had purchased country homes in Morristown to avoid "lavish display" and seek "freedom from notoriety." The newspaper named some of them including lawyer [[George Griswold Frelinghuysen]], carpet-making heir [[Eugene Higgins]], banker [[Otto Hermann Kahn]], [[Luther Kountze]], and [[Louis A. Thebaud]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Cavanaugh |first=Cam |title=In Lights and Shadows |publisher=The Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township |pages=158}}</ref>
[[File:Thorne Mansion, Normandy Heights, Morris Township, NJ.jpg|thumb|[[William V.S. Thorne|Thorne Mansion]], built in 1912, houses the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guter |first=Robert |date=1978-05-10 |title=NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM: Thorne & Eddy Estates |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/1aa32e8f-95ff-4690-ab8c-c6c49f543621 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320033823/https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/1aa32e8f-95ff-4690-ab8c-c6c49f543621/ |archive-date=2020-03-20 |website=npgallery.nps.gov |publisher=[[National Park Service]]}}</ref>]]
Even smaller estates without deer herds, [[Polo Fields|polo fields]] or private gas plants necessitated "multiple indoor and outdoor employees" such as "butlers, housekeeprs, parlor-maids and upstairs maids; governesses, nannies, and tutors; cooks and kitchen maids, coachmen, grooms, and stable boys; managers, care-takers, watchmen; gardeners and assistants."<ref name=":5" />

The Gilded Age of Morristown ended in 1929, due to the "high cost of maintaining the estates, increasing income taxes, and [[Wall Street Crash of 1929|the stock market crash]]" that led to the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]]. The Morris Township reports, "Many of the mansions were closed or sold, and some burned."<ref name=":0" />

===20th century===
[[File:Morris Frank and Buddy 01.jpg|thumb|[[Morris Frank]], the founder of [[The Seeing Eye]], with Buddy]]
Since 1929, more than 16,000 [[guide dog]]s for the blind from [[The Seeing Eye|The Seeing Eye, Inc.]], the oldest such school in the U.S., have been trained on the streets of Morristown.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kilgannon|first=Corey|date=November 6, 2018|title=A Final Proving Ground for Guide Dogs to the Blind: Midtown Manhattan|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/nyregion/guide-dogs-blind.html|access-date=November 15, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Seeing Eye ⋆ Morris Tourism|url=https://www.morristourism.org/directory/the-seeing-eye/|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Morris Tourism|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Macculloch Hall, Morristown, NJ.jpg|thumb|Macculloch Hall, built 1810 by George P. Macculloch]]

===21st century===
On January 5, 2009, five red lights were spotted in the Morristown area night skies, who gained significant press coverage and 9-1-1 calls.<ref name="strange12">{{cite web |date=January 6, 2009 |title=Police Puzzled By Strange Lights Over Morris County - wcbstv.com |url=http://wcbstv.com/local/strange.lights.ufo.2.901376.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115210237/http://wcbstv.com/local/strange.lights.ufo.2.901376.html |archive-date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=January 12, 2009 |publisher=wcbstv.com}}</ref><ref name="dailyrecord1">{{cite web |title=Little red lights over Morris raise a big stir, questions &#124; Daily Record &#124; Daily Record |url=http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901080347 |access-date=January 12, 2009 |publisher=Dailyrecord.com}}{{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=How We Staged a UFO Hoax {{!}} Fakes, Frauds & Scammers | date=July 26, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cW8RsWNnKg |language=en |access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref> On April 1, 2009, the perpetrators revealed their hoax by publicizing footage of its creation, which consisted of helium balloons and flares.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 8, 2009 |title=NJ Men Fined $250 for UFO Hoax |url=http://www.livescience.com/3470-nj-men-fined-250-ufo-hoax.html |access-date=April 16, 2018 |website=livescience.com}}</ref><ref name="Star Ledger">{{cite news |last=Sarah Schillaci |date=April 7, 2009 |title=Judge hits Morris County UFO hoaxers with fines, community service |work=[[New Jersey On-Line]] / Star Ledger |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/the_two_morris_county_men.html |access-date=June 21, 2013 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611150150/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/the_two_morris_county_men.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The event became nationally known as the [[Morristown UFO hoax]].<ref>Schillaci, Sarah. [http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-13/123873216749290.xml&coll=1 "2 reveal UFO hoax, but prosecutor for Morris not smiling"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064912/http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-13%2F123873216749290.xml&coll=1 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 3, 2009. Accessed August 20, 2011. "Between early January and late February, Russo and Rudy used Duct tape, fishing line, roadside flares and balloons to pull off a hoax that had many in North Jersey wondering whether UFOs were hovering over Morris County."</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Speedwell Lake, Morristown, NJ.jpg|thumb|Speedwell Lake]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Morristown town had a total area of 3.01 square miles (7.79&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 2.91 square miles (7.53&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.10 square miles (0.25&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (3.26%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /><!--Do NOT use template to convert English into metric units for areas since the English and the metric units are reported directly from NJ Gazetteer citation source.--><!--Percentage calculated based on reported metric units from NJ Gazetteer citation source!-->

Morristown is completely surrounded by [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]],<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552490/touches.html Areas touching Morristown], MapIt. Accessed March 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed March 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref>

The downtown shopping and business district of Morristown is centered around a square park, known as the Morristown Green. It is a former [[market square]] from Morristown's colonial days.

===Climate===
Morristown has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfa'') with hot, humid summers and moderately cold winters. The [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880=  5418
|1890=  8156
|1900= 11267
|1910= 12507
|1920= 12548
|1930= 15197
|1940= 15270
|1950= 17124
|1960= 17712
|1970= 17662
|1980= 16614
|1990= 16189
|2000= 18544
|2010= 18411
|2020= 20180
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| estyear=2024
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 15, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br />1880-1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 28, 2013.</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=Census1890>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed July 19, 2012.</ref><br />1890-1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924096785187/page/n357 <!-- pg=338 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed May 9, 2012.</ref> 1880-1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA711 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 711. Accessed December 27, 2011.</ref><br />1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212104400/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402748300 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Morristown town, Morris County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 19, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/morristown1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Morristown town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513034305/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/morristown1.pdf |date=May 13, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed July 19, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/morristowntownnewjersey QuickFacts Morristown town, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 26, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=August 25, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 20,180 people, 8,391 households, and 4,199 families in Morristown. The population density was 6,934.7 per square mile (2,679.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 9,029 housing units at an average density of 3,102.7 per square mile (1,199.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 49.29% (9,947) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 10.05% (2,028) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black or African-American]], 1.71% (345) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 4.8% (968) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% (12) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 20.47% (4,130) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 13.63% (2,750) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 25.6% (4,882) of the population.

Of the 8,391 households, 19.1% had children under the age of 18; 36.2% were married couples living together; 29.0% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 33.7% were comprised of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 3.0.

13.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 99.6 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=August 25, 2023|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> estimates show that the median household income was $111,130 (with a margin of error of +/- $13,384) and the median family income was $124,531 (+/- $26,526). Males had a median income of $61,823 (+/- $6,029) versus $55,479 (+/- $7,473) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $58,971 (+/- $3,850). Approximately, 7.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.5% of those under the age of 18 and 13.6% of those ages 65 or over.

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 18,411 people, 7,417 households, and 3,649 families in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|6284.9|/sqmi}}. There were 8,172 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2789.6|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 62.50% (11,507) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 13.97% (2,572) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.64% (117) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.34% (799) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.06% (11) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 14.84% (2,732) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.66% (673) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 34.09% (6,277) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 7,417 households, 22.7% had children under the age of 18; 31.1% were married couples living together; 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 50.8% were non-families. Of all households, 38.8% were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.13.<ref name=Census2010/>

17.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 104.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 106.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $64,279 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,628) and the median family income was $66,070 (+/− $3,638). Males had a median income of $51,242 (+/− $6,106) versus $44,315 (+/− $5,443) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $37,573 (+/− $2,286). About 10.2% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212082314/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402748300 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Morristown town, Morris County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 19, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 18,544 people, 7,252 households, and 3,698 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|6,303.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,615 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,588.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 67.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 16.95% [[black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|black]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 27.15% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603448300.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Morristown town] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605034357/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603448300.pdf |date=June 5, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 27, 2011.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212095315/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402748300 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Morristown town, Morris County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 19, 2012.</ref>

9.8% of Morristown residents identified themselves as being of [[Colombian American]] ancestry in the 2000 Census, the eighth- highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/top2/h155.html Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Colombia (population 500+)], [[City-Data]]. Accessed February 21, 2011.</ref> 4.5% of Morristown residents identified themselves as being of [[Honduran American]] ancestry in the 2000 Census, the sixth-highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/top2/h146.html Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Honduras (population 500+)], [[City-Data]]. Accessed February 21, 2011.</ref>

There were 7,252 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 40.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the town was $57,563, and the median income for a family was $66,419. Males had a median income of $42,363 versus $37,045 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $30,086. About 7.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Economy==
[[File:Morristown smart growth.jpg|thumb|200px|right|"[[Smart Growth]]"{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} in Morristown]]
Companies based in Morristown include [[Capsugel]], [[Reworld]],<ref>[https://www.reworldwaste.com/contact-us Contact Us], [[Reworld]]. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> [[Louis Berger Group]],<ref>[https://www.louisberger.com/about/offices Offices], [[Louis Berger Group]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref> [[Schindler Group]] and the [[Morristown & Erie Railway]], a local short-line freight railway and [[Honeywell]].

[[Morristown Medical Center]], with 5,500 employees, is Morristown's largest employer. In a ruling issued in June 2015, Tax Court Judge Vito Bianco ruled that the hospital would be required to pay property taxes on nearly all of its campus in the town.<ref>Darragh, Tim. [http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2015/06/morristown_medical_center_loses_tax_case_raising_f.html "Morristown hospital loses property tax court case; judge says facility does not meet non-profit status"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 26, 2015. Accessed July 25, 2016. "Morristown Medical Center should pay property taxes on virtually all of its 40-acre property in town, a tax court judge ruled Friday in a decision closely watched by other hospitals across New Jersey.... The hospital, which employs 5,500 people, is the largest employer in Morristown."</ref>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, NJ - looking northeast.jpg|thumb|[[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Morristown, New Jersey)|St. Peter's Episcopal Church]]]]
[[File:Thomas Nast Home.jpg|thumb|[[Thomas Nast Home|Home of Thomas Nast, known as Villa Fontana]]]]
[[File:Mayo.Performing.Arts..JPG|thumb|[[Mayo Performing Arts Center]]]]

=== Main sites ===
* [[Morristown National Historical Park]] – Four historic sites around Morristown associated with the American Revolutionary War, including [[Jockey Hollow]], a park that includes a visitor center, the Revolution-era Wick farm, encampment site of [[George Washington]]'s Continental Army, and around 25 miles of hiking trails, and the [[Ford Mansion|Washington's Headquarters & Ford Mansion]], a Revolution-era Georgian-style mansion used by George Washington as his headquarters during the Jockey Hollow encampment.
* Speedwell Lake - Park with an old dam, other ruins, and more. Patriots Path, a footpath that runs through Northern New Jersey winds through this park.
* [[Morristown Green]] – Park at the center of town which was the old town "common" or "green." It is the site of several Revolutionary War and Civil war monuments (including one with George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Marquis De Lafayette discussing the arrival of French aid to the colonies), and is surrounded by historic churches, the colonial county-courthouse, and a shopping and restaurant district.
* [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Morristown, New Jersey)|St. Peter's Episcopal Church]] – Large [[McKim, Mead & White|McKim Mead and White]] church with bell tower, fine stained glass and medieval furnishings.
* [[Acorn Hall]] – 1853 [[Victorian Italianate]] mansion and home to the Morris County Historical Society. Donated to the historical society in 1971 by Mary Crane Hone, the mansion retained much of its original furnishings and accouterments as it remained in the same family for over a century. It is currently operated as a museum and is the headquarters of the Morris County Historical Society.<ref>[http://morriscountyhistory.org/morris-county-historical-society-history/ History], Morris County Historical Society. Accessed January 4, 2018. "Mary Crane Hone presented the Society with Acorn Hall and five acres of surrounding property in 1971. Built in 1853, Acorn Hall was the home of several generations of the Crane-Hone family."</ref>
* [[Morris Museum]] – formally incorporated in 1943. The museum's permanent displays include rocks, minerals, fossils, animal mounts, a model railroad, and Native American crafts, pottery, carving, basketry and textiles.<ref>[http://www.morrismuseum.org/mission-history/ Mission and History], [[Morris Museum]]. Accessed July 25, 2016.</ref>
* [[Mayo Performing Arts Center]] – a former Walter Reade movie theater originally constructed in 1937 that has been converted into a 1,302-seat performing arts center.<ref>[http://www.mayoarts.org/about/theatre-history Theatre History], [[Mayo Performing Arts Center]]. Accessed July 25, 2016.</ref>
* [[The Seeing Eye]] – the first school in North America for training and connecting [[guide dog]]s with blind and visually impaired students.
* [[Speedwell Ironworks]] – a [[National Historic Landmark]] and museum at the site where the [[electric telegraph]] was first presented to the public, on January 11, 1838.<ref>[https://www.morristourism.org/directory/historic-speedwell/ Historic Speedwell], Morris County Tourism Bureau. Accessed April 1, 2019. "This eight-acre National Historic Landmark has established its place in world history several times over. It was here in 1838, at the start of the Industrial Revolution, that Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail demonstrated a perfected electromagnetic telegraph to the public."</ref>

=== Libraries ===

* [[Morristown Library|Morristown and Morris Township Public Library]] - Originating as informal book trading in 1792, the library was officially incorporated in 1866.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2019 |title=About Us - Morristown & Morris Township Library |url=https://mmtlibrary.org/about-us/ |access-date=August 19, 2023 |website=mmtlibrary.org |language=en-US}}</ref> After growing to 30,000 volumes, a 1914 fire destroyed the lyceum&nbsp;and much of its contents. In 1916, textile merchant [[Grinnell Willis]] constructed and paid for a new fireproof building.<ref name=":1" /> Its Modern Mondays Reading Club, an exclusive women's-only book club established in 1921, included prominent community members such as anthropologist [[Ethel Cutler Freeman]]; writer [[Dorothy Kunhardt]]; local farmer [[Caroline Rose Foster]];<ref name=":13">E2 Project Management LLC. ''Historic Structures Report: The Willows at Fosterfields: An update to the 1983 Historic Structures Report by Robert P. Guter'', 2015. Accessible via the archives of the Morris County Park Commission.</ref> and Elinor Parker, manager of [[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner's Book Store]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modern Mondays Reading Club Records, 1921-2011 |url=http://mmtlibrary.org/HCFindingAids/ModernMondays.html |access-date=August 19, 2023 |website=mmtlibrary.org}}</ref>

===Historic sites===
[[File:Acorn Hall.jpg|thumb|[[Acorn Hall]], headquarters of the Morris County Historical Society]]
Morristown is home to the following locations on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]:<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list.htm| title = Weekly List - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)}}</ref>

* [[Acorn Hall]] – 68 Morris Avenue (added 1973)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73001124 Acorn Hall]</ref>
* [[Boisaubin Manor]] – Southeast of Morristown on Treadwell Avenue (added 1976)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/76001175 Boisaubin Manor], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Dr. Jabez Campfield House]] – 5 Olyphant Place (added 2008)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/08000837 Dr. Jabez Campfield House], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Dr. Lewis Condict House]] – 51 South Street (added 1973)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73001125 Dr. Lewis Condict House], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Cutler Homestead]] – 21 Cutler Street (added 1975)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/75001152 Cutler Homestead], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station (Morristown, New Jersey)|Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station]] – 132 Morris Street (added 1980)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/80002514 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Fordville]] – East of Morristown at 30 Ford Hill Road (added 1978)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78001782 Fordville], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Glanville Blacksmith Shop]] – 47 Bank Street (added 1987)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/86003112 Glenville Blacksmith Shop], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Jenkins-Mead House]] – 14 Revere Road (added 1997)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/97000106 Jenkins-Mead House], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[The Peck School|Lindenwold]] – 247 South Street (added 1986)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/86003113 Lindenwold], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Timothy Mills House]] – 27 Mills Street (added 1975)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/75001153 Timothy Mills House], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Morris County Courthouse (New Jersey)|Morris County Courthouse]] – Washington St. between Court Street and Western Avenue (added 1977)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/77000898 Morris County Courthouse], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Morristown District]] – Roughly bounded by the cemetery, King Place, Madison and Colles Avenues., DeHart Street, and North Park Place (added 1973), Boundary Increase Irregularly bounded by Lackawanna, Franklin Place, James Street, Ogden Place, Doughty, Mt. Kemble, Western, and Speedwell Avenues (added 1986)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73001126 Morristown District], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Morristown National Historical Park]] – At junction of U.S. 202 and NJ 24 (added 1966)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/66000053 Morristown National Historical Park], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Morristown School]] – Junction of Whippany Road and Hanover Avenue, Morris Township (added 1996)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/96000047 Morristown School], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* Mount Kemble Home – 1 Mt. Kemble Avenue (added 1986)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/86003115 Mount Kemble Home], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Thomas Nast Home]] – MacCulloch Avenue and Miller Road (added 1966)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/66000470 Thomas Nast Home], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Normandy Park Historic District]] – Normandy Parkway, between Columbia Turnpike and Madison Avenue, Morris Township (added 1996)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/96001469 Normandy Park], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Oak Dell]] – Franklin Street and Madison Avenue (added 1986)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/86003114 Oak Dell], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Joseph W. Revere House]] – Northwest of Morristown on Mendham Avenue (added 1973), Fosterfields Boundary Increase at junction of Mendham and Kahdena Roads, Morris Township (added 1991)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73001127 Joseph W. Revere House], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Speedwell Village-The Factory]] – 333 Speedwell Avenue (added 1974)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/74001186 Speedwell Village-The Factory], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Spring Brook House]] – 167 James Street (added 1986)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/86003111 Spring Brook House], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Thorne and Eddy Estates]] – East of Morristown on Columbia Road (added 1978)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78001783 Thorne and Eddy Estates] {{Webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320033735/https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78001783 |date=March 20, 2020}}, [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Whippany Farm]] – 53 East Hanover Avenue (added 1977)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/77000899 Whippany Farm], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Willow Hall]] – 330 Speedwell Avenue (added 2011)<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/10001146 Willow Hall], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed March 28, 2020.</ref>

===Statues===
[[File:George Washington by Frederick Roth, Morristown, NJ.jpg|thumb|[[Equestrian statue of George Washington (Morristown, New Jersey)|''George Washington'']] by [[Frederick Roth]]]]
[[File:The Hiker (Kitson) in Morristown New Jersey jeh.jpg|thumb|''[[The Hiker (Kitson)|The Hiker]]'' by [[Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson]]]]
* An [[Equestrian statue of George Washington (Morristown, New Jersey)|equestrian statue of George Washington]] by the sculptor [[Frederick Roth]] is located near the [[Ford Mansion]], Washington's Headquarters from December 1779 to June 1780 during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. It was dedicated on October 19, 1928, the anniversary of the surrender of British General [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]] at [[Siege of Yorktown|Yorktown]] in 1781.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Washington'', (sculpture)|url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&menu=search&index=.NW&term=IAS%20NJ000352|work=Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System|publisher=[[Smithsonian American Art Museum]]}}</ref>
* A copy of ''[[The Hiker (Kitson)|The Hiker]]'' by [[Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson]], commemorating the soldiers who fought in the [[Spanish–American War]], was installed at the corner of Elm Street and Morris Avenue in 1948.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Hiker'', (sculpture)|url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&menu=search&index=.NW&term=IAS%20NJ000510|work=Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System|publisher=[[Smithsonian American Art Museum]]}}</ref>
* One of only two heroic statues of [[Thomas Paine]] in the United States is located in Morristown; the other is found in [[Bordentown, New Jersey|Bordentown, NJ]].<ref>Bzdak, Meredith Arms; and Petersen, Douglas. [https://books.google.com/books?id=F3DqAAAAMAAJ ''Public sculpture in New Jersey: Monuments to collective identity''], p. 1949. [[Rutgers University Press]], 1999, New Brunswick, N.J. {{ISBN|978-0-8135-2700-0}}. Accessed February 20, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=5176 Thomas Paine Monument Marker], Hmdb.org The Historical Marker Database, February 5, 2008. Accessed June 2, 2015.</ref>
* One of the few statues depicting an unblindfolded [[Lady Justice]] adorns the façade of the Courthouse.<ref>[http://www.morristown-nj.org/history.html Virtual Walking Tour of Historic Morristown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914175521/http://www.morristown-nj.org/history.html |date=September 14, 2008 }}, Morristown partnership. Accessed August 4, 2008. "Above the front entrance to the courthouse stands a wooden statue of Justice. She holds a scale to symbolize the balanced judicial system, and a sword to represent the protection of individual rights. Morristown's statue of Justice is unlike most others because she is not blindfolded."</ref>
*A statue of [[Morris Frank]], the co-founder of [[The Seeing Eye]] guide dog school for the blind, and his dog Buddy stands in a corner of the green.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carey|first=Bill|date=March 11, 2020|title=Tennessee History: Seeing Eye co-founder and guide dog have Tennessee ties|url=http://www.williamsonherald.com/opinion/columns/tennessee-history-seeing-eye-co-founder-and-guide-dog-have-tennessee-ties/article_8c760c52-63f9-11ea-ac8c-6b73dcef9c50.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318175750/http://www.williamsonherald.com/opinion/columns/tennessee-history-seeing-eye-co-founder-and-guide-dog-have/article_8c760c52-63f9-11ea-ac8c-6b73dcef9c50.html|archive-date=March 18, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=Williamson Herald|language=en}}</ref>
*''The Alliance'' (2007) by Brooklyn's [[StudioEIS|Studio EIS]], featuring bronze figures of [[George Washington]], [[Alexander Hamilton]] and the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|Marquis de Lafayette]]. The statue is in the Morristown Green.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Coughlin |first=Kevin |title=By George, has someone vandalized Washington's statue on the Green? {{!}} Morristown Green |date=December 27, 2016 |url=https://morristowngreen.com/2016/12/27/by-george-has-someone-vandalized-washingtons-statue-on-the-green/ |access-date=October 28, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":44">Buckeye 1776. "Morristown Green." Wikimapia - Let's Describe the Whole World! June 6, 2010. Web. December 6, 2010. <http://wikimapia.org/102764/Morristown-Green>.</ref>

==Sports==
The New Jersey Stampede (formerly the Minutemen) are a professional [[inline hockey]] team that competes in the [[Professional Inline Hockey Association]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/256963017/ "Hockey"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', January 30, 2008. Accessed April 5, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Originally the Morristown Minutemen, they were renamed the New Jersey Minutemen in 2006 and just recently adopted the 'Stampede' nickname."</ref>

The [[United States Equestrian Team]], the international equestrian team for the United States, was founded in 1950 at the Coates estate on Van Beuren Road in Morristown.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uqy6CgAAQBAJ&q=international+equestrian+team+for+the+United+States+1950+Coates+estate+on+van+Beuren+Road&pg=PA193|title=Animals In Human Society: Amazing Creatures Who Share Our Planet|last=Moorehead|first=Daniel|date=November 3, 2015 |publisher=UPA|isbn=9780761866770|language=en}}</ref>

Morristown has a cricketing club, the first in North America.<ref>[http://www.indoorcricketusa.com/ Home Page], Indoor Cricket USA.</ref>

The Morristown 1776 Association Football Club is a [[Association football|soccer]] club that competes in the North Jersey Soccer League and MCSSA.

==Government==
===Local government===
Morristown is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under a Plan F [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] system of New Jersey municipal government, which went into effect on January 1, 1974.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 116.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070423164200/http://www.morriscountyclerk.com/Manual2006-Final.pdf#page=51 Morris County Manual 2006: Town of Morristown], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of April 23, 2007. Accessed June 3, 2020.</ref> The town is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Morristown Town Council is comprised of seven members, of which three members are elected [[at-large]] representing the entire town and one representative is chosen from each of the town's four [[Ward (United States)|wards]]. Members are elected on a partisan basis to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis in odd-numbered years as part of the November general election, with the four ward seats up for vote together and the at-large and mayoral seats up for vote together two years later. As the legislative arm of the government, the council is responsible for making and setting policy for the town.

{{As of|2024}}, the [[Mayor]] of Morristown is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Timothy Dougherty, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.townofmorristown.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={3296E4C6-4A1E-4F69-9BE2-306D732A52D6} Mayor Timothy Dougherty], Town of Morristown. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> Members of the Morristown Town Council are Council President Nathan Umbriac (D; At Large, 2025), Council Vice President David Silva (D; At Large, 2025), Toshiba Foster (D; At Large, 2025), Robert Iannaccone ([[Independent politician|I]], Ward I, 2027), Tina Lindsey (D, Ward II, 2027), Steven Pylypchuk (D, Ward III, 2027), and Christopher Russo (D; Ward IV, 2027).<ref>[https://www.townofmorristown.org/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC={6271CCD1-1E4F-4A39-8761-63779701D8BE} Town Council Directory], Town of Morristown. Accessed February 14, 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.townofmorristown.org/vertical/sites/%7B0813EA2E-B627-4F82-BBB0-DDEE646947B5%7D/uploads/2023_Budget_STATE_DOC_adopted_june_13.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Town of Morristown. Accessed February 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=48 ''Morris County Manual 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisOfficials>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf ''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated March 20, 2024. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Morris2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Morris/119045/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated December 11, 2203. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Morris2021>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2021-general-winners-121421.pdf General Election Winners For November 2, 2021], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In 2019, Mary Dougherty, wife of Mayor Tim Dougherty was criminally charged with accepting bribe money from Attorney Matt O'Donnell. Mary had been running for a seat on the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 2018 when O'Donnell offered her $10,000, presumably to help him get awarded more contracts from the county for legal work.<ref name=Mary_Dougherty_Charged>[https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases19/pr20191219a.html "AG Grewal Announces Criminal Charges Against Five Public Officials and Political Candidates in Major Corruption Investigation"], [[New Jersey Attorney General]], December 19, 2019. Accessed July 12, 2022. "Mary Dougherty, a real estate agent from Morristown, allegedly accepted a bribe of $10,000 from the cooperating witness – initially delivered as cash but later converted to checks from 'straw donors' – for her unsuccessful campaign for Morris County Freeholder in 2018. In return, she allegedly promised to support the reappointment of the cooperating witness as counsel for Morris County."</ref><ref name=Morristown_Corruption>[https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases21/O'Donnell%20Indictment.pdf Mary Dougherty Criminal Complaint], [[New Jersey Attorney General]], December 19, 2019. Accessed July 12, 2022.</ref> In a plea agreement, Mary pled guilty in February 2021 to a reduced charge of falsifying a campaign finance report in exchange for dropping the bribery charge; she would face probation and a fine of $10,000.<ref>Coughlin, Kevin. [https://morristowngreen.com/2021/02/19/a-g-drops-bribery-charge-mary-dougherty-pleads-to-lesser-offense/ "A.G. drops bribery charge; Mary Dougherty pleads to lesser offense"], Morristown Green, February 19, 2021.Accessed July 12, 2022. "Mary Dougherty, the fifth defendant in a state political corruption investigation, on Friday pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree charge of falsifying a campaign finance report when she was running for Morris County freeholder in 2018. She will receive probation, for a term to be determined next month by Superior Court Judge Stephen Taylor, and pay a $10,000 fine–the amount she was charged with accepting unlawfully."</ref>
====Mayors====
{{Main|Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey}}
*Tim Dougherty, 2010 to present
*[[Donald Cresitello]], 2006 to 2010
*Jay DeLaney, 1998 to 2006
*Norman Bloch, 1990 to 1998
*David Manahan, 1986 to 1989
*Emilio J. Gervasio 1982 to 1986
*Donald Cresitello, 1977 to 1981
*David Manahan, 1974 to 1977
*John Bickford, 1963.
* William Parsons Todd, 1953&ndash;1954.<ref>Political Graveyard.[http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/morristown.html Morristown mayors]. Accessed 21 April 2015.</ref>
*Clyde W. Potts (1876–1950), 1921 to 1934. He was born on November 1, 1876, in [[Libertyville, Iowa]]. He died on May 19, 1950.<ref name=daily>{{cite news |url=http://iagenweb.org/boards/jefferson/biographies/index.cgi?read=111856 |title=Clyde W. Potts, Internationally known Sewer And Water Engineer; Once Head N.J. Health Bd. |access-date=2011-09-19|date=May 20, 1950|newspaper=[[Morristown Daily Record]] }}</ref>
*Theodore Ayers, 1909 to 1910<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xc8wAQAAMAAJ|title=A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710–1913 ...|last1=Pitney|first1=Henry Cooper|last2=Co|first2=Lewis Historical Publishing|date=1914-01-01|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|pages=18|language=en}}</ref>
*Thomas W. Cauldwell, 1908 to 1909 (Died)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xc8wAQAAMAAJ|title=A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710–1913 ...|last1=Pitney|first1=Henry Cooper|last2=Co|first2=Lewis Historical Publishing|date=1914-01-01|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|pages=12–13|language=en}}</ref>
*Alexander Bennell, 1906 to 1907<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/nelsonsbiographi02nels|title=Nelson's Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey|date=1913-01-01|publisher=Eastern historical publishing society|pages=[https://archive.org/details/nelsonsbiographi02nels/page/n303 212]|language=en}}</ref>
*Rev. Dr. Norman Fox, 1902<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjI5AQAAIAAJ|title=The Municipal Year Book|date=1902-01-01|publisher=Engineering News Publishing Company|pages=78|language=en}}</ref>
*Edward Quayle, 1894, 1896, 1898 (Mayor during [[Spanish–American War]])<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xc8wAQAAMAAJ|title=A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710–1913 ...|last1=Pitney|first1=Henry Cooper|last2=Co|first2=Lewis Historical Publishing|date=1914-01-01|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|pages=412–413|language=en}}</ref>
*James Sullivan (1837–1899), was born about 1837. Democrat. Grocer; mayor of Morristown, N.J.. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died May 9, 1899 <ref>Political Graveyard. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan5.html#679.44.16 Sullivan]. Accessed 21 April 2015.</ref>
*[[George Theodore Werts]] (1846–1910), 1886 to 1892.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Gov. G. T. Werts Dead. Last Democratic Governor Of New Jersey And Old Politician. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05EFDC1139E333A2575BC1A9679C946196D6CF |quote=George T. Werts of New Jersey, one of the best-known Democratic politicians in that State, died yesterday of pneumonia at his home, 275 Union Street, ... |work=[[New York Times]] |date=January 18, 1910 |access-date=2008-06-18 }}</ref>
*Henry W. Miller, 1880 to 1881
*Theodore Ayers, 1876 to 1879
*Alfred Mills, 1874 to 1875
*Joseph W. Ballentine, 1872 to 1873
*Samuel S. Halsey, 1870 to 1871
*[[George Thomas Cobb]] (1813–1870), 1865 to 1869
*John Edwards Taylor (1834 – November 23, 1914).<ref>{{cite news |title=John E. Taylor Dies at 80. Ex-Mayor of Morristown and Long Prominent in City's Civic Life |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1914/11/24/archives/john-e-taylor-dies-at-80-exmayor-of-morristown-and-long-prominent.html |quote= John Edwards Taylor, 80 years old, former Mayor of Morristown died tonight at his home on McCulloch Avenue from pneumonia. Taylor was born in Brooklyn ... |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=November 24, 1914 |access-date=2011-09-19 }}</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Morristown is located in the 11th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of [[New Jersey's 25th legislative district|New Jersey's 25th state legislative district]].<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#25 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of June 2019, a total of 11,330 voters were registered in Morristown, of which 5,087 (44.9%) were [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,208 (19.5%) [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], and 4,035 (35.6%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morriscountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-Primary-Municipality-Report-Official.pdf|title=Official Primary Election Municipality Report|date=June 4, 2019|website=Morris County Clerk's Office}}</ref>

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In the [[2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 67.4% of the vote (4,984 votes), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 27.5% (2,033 votes), and other candidates with 5.1% (294 votes), among the 7,470 ballots cast by the town's 11,060 voters, for a turnout of 67.5%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morriscountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-General-Municipality-Report-Official.pdf|title=2016 Official General Election Municipality Report|date=November 8, 2016|website=Morris County Clerk's Office}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 67.1% of the vote (4,485 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 31.7% (2,117 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (79 votes), among the 6,727 ballots cast by the town's 10,212 registered voters (46 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 65.9%.<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-morris.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Morris County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="2012VoterReg">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

In the [[2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2021 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] received 65.6% of the vote (3,126 votes), ahead of Republican [[Jack Ciattarelli]] with 33.7% (1,611 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (46 votes), among the 4,854 ballots cast by the town's 12,836 voters, for a turnout of 37.8%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-general-election-results-governor-morris.pdf|title=Division of Elections|access-date=January 4, 2025|website=New Jersey Department of State}}</ref> In the [[2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2017 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] received 68.44% of the vote (2,758 votes), ahead of Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] with 29.6% (1,194 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (78 votes), among the 4,164 ballots cast by the town's 10,901 voters, for a turnout of 38.2%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morriscountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2017-General-Municipality-Report-Official.pdf|title=2017 Official General Election Municiplaity Report|date=November 7, 2017|website=Morris County Clerk's Office}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 52.7% of the vote (1,871 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 45.2% (1,602 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (75 votes), among the 3,780 ballots cast by the town's 10,124 registered voters (232 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.3%.<ref name="2013Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-morris.pdf |title=Governor - Morris County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="2013VoterReg">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Front of MBS.JPG|thumb|right|Morristown–Beard School]]
The [[Morris School District]] is a regional public school district that serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] from the communities of Morristown and [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]], and high school students (grades 9–12) from [[Morris Plains, New Jersey|Morris Plains]] who attend the high school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Morris Plains Schools]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=0f69f40ae9424118b3559d12f64150b8 Morris Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Morris School District, adopted March 11, 2024. Accessed January 23, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Morris School District. Composition: The Morris School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Morris and Morristown. The Morris School District operates as an all purpose regional Pre-Kindergarten through twelve district. The Morris School District accepts students from grades 9 - 12 from Morris Plains as part of the send-receive agreement."</ref><ref>Westhoven, William. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2022/09/30/nj-school-integration-anniversary-jenkins-vs-township-of-morris-boe/69513428007/ "Morris schools mark 50 years of integration that followed landmark civil rights ruling"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 30, 2022. Accessed January 23, 2025. "The Morris School District now serves all students in Morristown and Morris Township, and high school students from Morris Plains. The district serves a student body of more than 5,700 with one preschool, three primary schools (grades K-2), three intermediate schools (3-5), one multiage magnet school (K-5), one middle school (6-8) and the high school."</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410810 School Data for the Morris School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Lafayette Learning Center<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/1164 Lafayette Learning Center], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (with 108 students in grade PreK), 
Alexander Hamilton School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/434 Alexander Hamilton School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (248; 3–5), 
Hillcrest School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/982 Hillcrest School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (268; K–2), 
Thomas Jefferson School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/800 Thomas Jefferson School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (305; 3–5), 
Normandy Park School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/618 Normandy Park School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (361; K–5), 
Sussex Avenue School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/709 Sussex Avenue School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (336; 3–5), 
Alfred Vail School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/891 Alfred Vail School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (334; K–2), 
Woodland School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/1073 Woodland School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (293; K–2), 
Frelinghuysen Middle School<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/fs/pages/525 Frelinghuysen Middle School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (1,026; 6–8) and 
[[Morristown High School]]<ref>[https://mhs.morrisschooldistrict.org/ Morristown High School], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> (1,856; 9–12).<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/our-schools Our Schools], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3385 School Performance Reports for the Morris School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3385 New Jersey School Directory for the Morris School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The nine elected seats on the district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with four seats assigned to Morristown.<ref>[https://www.morrisschooldistrict.org/board/welcome What is the Board of Education?], Morris School District. Accessed January 23, 2025. "The Morris School District Board of Education is an elected, unpaid group of 10 citizens (5 from Morris Township, 4 from Morristown, and one from Morris Plains) who serve as representatives of their community."</ref>

In addition to a public school system, Morristown has several private schools. Primary and elementary schools include The Red Oaks School, an independent private school founded in 1965 and serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, that offers both [[Montessori education|Montessori]] and [[International Baccalaureate]] programs. Assumption Roman Catholic is a grade school (K–8) that operates under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]]<ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/morris-county Morris County], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref> and was one of 11 schools in the state recognized in 2014 by the [[United States Department of Education]]'s [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]].<ref>Goldman, Jeff. [http://www.nj.com/education/2014/10/which_nj_schools_were_named_to_national_blue_ribbon_list.html "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."</ref><ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2014/national.pdf#page=17 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed December 31, 2014.</ref> [[The Peck School]], a private [[day school]] which serves approximately 300 students in kindergarten through grade eight, dates back to 1893 when it was originally established as Miss Sutphen's School.<ref>[http://www.peckschool.org/about-peck/index.aspx About Peck] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132019/http://www.peckschool.org/about-peck/index.aspx |date=December 14, 2012 }}, [[The Peck School]]. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref> [[Delbarton School]] is an all-boys [[Roman Catholic]] school with approximately 540 students in grades seven through twelve, that began serving resident students in 1939 after having previously served as a seminary.<ref>[http://www.delbarton.org/about-us/our-history/index.aspx Our History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125095331/http://www.delbarton.org/about-us/our-history/index.aspx |date=January 25, 2013 }}, [[Delbarton School]]. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref> The [[Morristown-Beard School]], a private co-ed school formed from the merger of two previously existing institutions, Morristown Preparatory School and Miss Beard's School, serves grades 6 through 12.<ref>[http://www.mobeard.org/mbs/baseTemplateA.php?id=67 History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208232224/http://www.mobeard.org/mbs/baseTemplateA.php?id=67 |date=February 8, 2013 }}, [[Morristown-Beard School]]. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref> In addition, [[Villa Walsh Academy]], a private [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[college preparatory school]] conducted by the Religious Teachers Filippini, is located in Morristown.<ref>[http://www.villawalsh.org/s/172/villawalsh.aspx?sid=172&gid=1&pgid=875 History], [[Villa Walsh Academy]]. Accessed December 19, 2012.</ref>

The [[Academy of Saint Elizabeth]] was founded at Morristown in 1860 by the [[Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth|Sisters of Charity]], however when municipal boundaries were redrawn in 1895,<ref name=Story /> the academy found itself in the [[Convent Station, New Jersey|Convent Station]] section of the adjacent Morris Township.

The [[Rabbinical College of America]], one of the largest [[Chabad Lubavitch]] [[Chasidic Judaism|Chasidic]] [[yeshiva]]s in the world is located in Morristown.<ref>Mindell, Cindy. [http://www.jewishledger.com/2016/06/making-philanthropist-jewish-community-says-farewell-david-chase-zl/ "The making of a philanthropist – The Jewish community says farewell to David Chase z'l"], ''[[Connecticut Jewish Ledger]]'', June 8, 2016. Accessed October 19, 2016. "The Chases were among the original founders of the Rabbinical College of America, one of the largest Chabad Lubavitch yeshivas in the world, located in Morristown, N.J."</ref> The Rabbinical College of America has a [[Baal Teshuva]] yeshiva for students of diverse Jewish backgrounds, named Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim.<ref>[http://www.tiferesonline.com/about.php About Tiferes Bachurim] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112113214/http://www.tiferesonline.com/about.php |date=January 12, 2016 }}, Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref> The New Jersey Regional Headquarters for the worldwide Chabad Lubavitch movement is located on the campus.

==Transportation==
[[File:2021-07-06 09 42 51 View north along Interstate 287 from the overpass for Morris County Route 510 westbound (Lafayette Avenue) in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Interstate 287]] northbound in Morristown]]
[[File:Morristown, NJ, train station front entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Morristown station]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the town had a total of {{convert|39.98|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|29.73|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|5.03|mi}} by Morris County and {{convert|5.22|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Morris.pdf Morris County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

[[Interstate 287]] is the main highway providing access to Morristown. Two interchanges, Exit 35 and Exit 36, are located within the town.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000287__-.pdf#page=13 Interstate 287 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> Other significant roads serving Morristown include [[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 202]], [[New Jersey Route 124]] and [[County Route 510 (New Jersey)|County Route 510]].

===Public transportation===
Morristown has attempted to implement [[transit-oriented development]]. Morristown was designated in 1999 as of one of New Jersey's first five "[[transit village]]s".<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/community/village/faq.shtm Transit Village Initiative Frequently Asked Questions], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed September 6, 2014.</ref> In 1999, Morristown changed its zoning code to designate the area around the train station as a "Transit Village Core" for mixed-use. The designation was at least partly responsible for development plans for several mixed-use condominium developments.<ref>Drobness, Tanya. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/transit_village_units_ready_fo.html "Transit village units ready for sale in Morristown"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 12, 2009. Accessed February 20, 2011.</ref>

[[NJ Transit]] offers rail service at the [[Morristown station]]<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/morristown-station Morristown station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> which offers service on the [[Morristown Line]] to [[Newark Broad Street]], [[Secaucus Junction]], [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|New York Penn Station]] and [[Hoboken Terminal]].<ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/mne.pdf Morris and Essex Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> The town benefited from shortened commuting times to New York City due to the "[[Midtown Direct]]" service New Jersey Transit instituted in the 1990s.

NJ Transit local bus service is offered from the Morristown rail station, Morristown Medical Center and Headquarters Plaza on the [[871 (New Jersey bus)|871]], [[872 (New Jersey bus)|872]], [[873 (New Jersey bus)|873]], [[874 (New Jersey bus)|874]], [[875 (New Jersey bus)|875]] and [[880 (New Jersey bus)|880]] bus routes,<ref>[https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Engineering-Transportation/Riding-the-Bus Riding the Bus], [[Morris County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf Morris County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619135922/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf |date=June 19, 2015 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 8, 2015.</ref> replacing service that had been offered on the [[MCM1 (New Jersey bus)|MCM1]], [[MCM2 (New Jersey bus)|MCM2]], [[MCM3 (New Jersey bus)|MCM3]], [[MCM4 (New Jersey bus)|MCM4]], [[MCM8 (New Jersey bus)|MCM8]] and [[MCM10 (New Jersey bus)|MCM10]] routes until 2010, when subsidies to the local provider were eliminated as part of budget cuts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212333/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMorrisCountyTo Morris County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed August 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 "NJ Transit Restructures Morris County Bus Service; Four current 'MCM' routes will be expanded to six new bus routes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906073134/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 |date=September 6, 2015 }}, [[NJ Transit]], September 13, 2010. Accessed August 8, 2015.</ref>

[[Community Coach]] provides daily service between New York City and Morristown on bus route 77.<ref>[https://web.coachusa.com/community/ss.details.asp?resultId=22250 Schedule Details: Morristown, NJ to New York, NY], [[Community Coach]]. Accessed August 24, 2019.</ref>

The town's Department of Public Works operates "Colonial Coach", which provides free transportation within Morristown.<ref>[http://www.townofmorristown.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={AB17D0EC-6B2D-4F17-B933-FCCBF45C9B19} The Colonial Coach], Town of Morristown. Accessed September 6, 2014.</ref>

The Whippany Line of the [[Morristown and Erie Railway]], a small freight line, traverses the township. Established in 1895, the line runs from Morristown and runs through [[East Hanover Township, New Jersey|East Hanover Township]] and [[Hanover Township, New Jersey|Hanover Township]] to [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]].<ref>[http://www.merail.com/map System Map], [[Morristown & Erie Railway]]. Accessed August 7, 2015. "The Whippany Line is a 9-mile rail line, owned and operated continuously by the M&E since the railroad's inception in 1895. The line runs east from Morristown through Hanover Township and East Hanover to its end in Roseland."</ref>

===Aviation===
[[Morristown Municipal Airport]] is the closest public airport. While owned by the town, the airport is physically located in nearby [[Hanover Township, New Jersey|Hanover Township]], 3 miles east of Morristown proper.<ref name= "Morristown Airport New Jersey">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmuair.com|title=MMU - Morristown Airport New Jersey - General Aviation Airport|website=www.mmuair.com}}</ref>

[[Newark Liberty International Airport]] in Newark / [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] is the closest airport with scheduled passenger service. It is approximately 20 minutes away via [[New Jersey Route 24|Route 24]] and [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]].

==Media==
With its proximity to New York City and Newark, daily newspapers serving the community are ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', and ''[[The Star-Ledger]]''.

The [[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Morristown ''Daily Record'']] was published locally, before being renamed the ''Daily Record'' and moving to a near-by location. The ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine is published locally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://njmonthly.com/about/|title=About|website=New Jersey Daily}}</ref>

[[WMTR (AM)|WMTR]] is an AM radio station at 1250&nbsp;kHz is licensed to Morristown. The station features an [[oldies]] format.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WMTR-AM WMTR-AM 1250 kHz - Morristown, NJ], Radio-Locator.com. Accessed November 29, 2017.</ref>

[[WJSV]] radio (90.5 FM) is the nonprofit radio station of Morristown High School, which also has a television show, ''Colonial Corner''.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WJSV-FM WJSV-FM 90.5 MHz - Morristown, NJ], Radio-Locator.com. Accessed November 29, 2017.</ref>

''[[Hometown Tales]]'', a [[public-access television]] show and podcast chronicling stories and urban legends from around the world, is loosely based in Morristown.

==Notable people==
[[File:William Oliver Baker circa 1960.jpg|right|thumb|160px|[[William O. Baker]]]]
[[File:Steve Forbes by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|160px|[[Steve Forbes]]]]
[[File:Julia Hurlbut suffragist LOC 23544939844 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|160px|[[Julia Hurlbut]]]]
[[File:Otto H. Kahn cph.3a36594.jpg|right|thumb|160px|[[Otto Hermann Kahn]]]]
[[File:Christopher Macsurak Fran Lebowitz.jpg|right|thumb|160px|[[Fran Lebowitz]] ]]
[[File:Thomas H Nast.jpg|right|thumb|160px|[[Thomas Nast]]]]
[[File:Craig Newmark by Pete Forsyth.jpg|right|thumb|160px|[[Craig Newmark]]]]
[[File:Geneshalit.JPG|right|thumb|160px|[[Gene Shalit]]]]
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{{Category see also|People from Morristown, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Morristown include:

{{div col}}
* [[Frank D. Abell]] (1878–1964), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] in 1925 and 1926 and in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1926 to 1931<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/23/archives/frank-d-abell-sr-morristown-leader.html "Frank D. Abell Sr., Morristown Leader"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 23, 1964. Accessed October 19, 2018. "Morristown, N. J., Nov. 22 — Former State Senator Frank D. Abell of 28 Rosemilt Place, who was active in civic, government and banking affairs here for many years, died today at All Souls Hospital. He was 88 years old. Mr. Abell was born in Morristown and attended local and private schools here."</ref>
* [[Kenny Agostino]] (born 1992), professional ice hockey player for the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League]]<ref>Miller, Randy. [http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2014/04/never_a_fan_of_devils_flames_rookiejersey_boy_kenny_agostino_excited_to_play_first_nhl_game_close_to.html "Never a fan of Devils, Flames rookie/Jersey boy Kenny Agostino excited to play first NHL game close to home"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 7, 2014. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Born in Morristown and raised in Flanders, Calgary Flames rookie left wing Kenny Agostino used to go to a lot of Devils games."</ref>
* [[Jack Alexy]] (born 2003), Olympic swimmer<ref>Krosnowski, Tom. [https://newjersey.news12.com/morristown-swimmer-wins-first-olympic-gold-medal "Morristown swimmer wins first Olympic gold medal"], [[News 12 Networks]], July 27,2024. Accessed July 30, 2024. "Morristown's Jack Alexy led off for the gold medal-winning 4x100 meter men's swimming relay in his Olympic debut Saturday."</ref>
* [[Mary Belle Allen]] (1922–1973), botanist, born in Morristown
* [[Joseph Bushnell Ames]] (1878–1928), novelist<ref>Staff. [http://www.newjerseyhills.com/park-commission-seeks-historic-speedwell-mansion/article_92267432-a031-5f7d-9db4-14497ea544c4.html "Park commission seeks historic Speedwell mansion"], ''New Jersey Hills'', June 5, 2003. Accessed November 5, 2018. "After George Vail's death in 1875, children's author Joseph Bushnell Ames bought the property and built a cottage that still exists to use as his studio."</ref>
* [[Kristina Apgar]] (born 1985), actress best known for her portrayal of Lily Smith on the [[The CW Television Network|CW]]'s drama ''[[Privileged (TV series)|Privileged]]''<ref>[http://www.tv.com/people/kristina-apgar/ Kristina Apgar], [[TV.com]]. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Born 6/10/1985, Morristown, New Jersey, USA"</ref>
* [[Michael Ashkin]] (born 1955), artist known for sculptures, videos, photographs and installations depicting marginalized, desolate landscapes<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arts/vals-old/ashkin.html Michael Ashkin], [[Columbia University]]. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Michael Ashkin was born in Morristown, NY in 1955 and came to New York City in 1994."</ref>
* [[William O. Baker]] (1915–2005), scientist who headed [[Bell Labs]]<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/03/nyregion/william-o-baker-90-an-adviser-to-five-presidents-about-scientific-matters-dies.html "William O. Baker, 90, an Adviser to Five Presidents About Scientific Matters, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 3, 2005. Accessed September 8, 2015. "William O. Baker, a prominent scientist and a former head of Bell Laboratories who advised five presidents on scientific affairs, died on Monday in [[Chatham borough, New Jersey|Chatham, N.J.]] He was 90 and had lived in Morristown, N.J., for many years."</ref>
* [[Bonnie Lee Bakley]] (1956–2001), murdered wife of [[Robert Blake (actor)|Robert Blake]]; born in Morristown<ref>[http://www.nbc5.com/News/1407822/detail.html "Blake Transferred To County Jail As He Awaits Murder Charges"], [[WMAQ-TV]], April 19, 2002. Accessed October 15, 2007. "The Morristown, N.J., native had a criminal record for a 1989 drug-related arrest in Tennessee, where she associated herself with singer Jerry Lee Lewis and his sister."</ref>
* [[James Berardinelli]] (born 1967), film critic<ref>Schneider, Dan. [http://www.cosmoetica.com/DSI16.htm "The Dan Schneider Interview 16: James Berardinelli"], Cosmoetica.com, December 12, 2008. Accessed July 14, 2016. "I was born in New Brunswick, lived in Old Bridge for a year, then spent my childhood in Morristown and my teenage years in Cherry Hill. I went to college at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, then returned to New Jersey to live in Bridgewater, Hillsborough, and Mount Laurel, where I currently reside."</ref><ref>Collins, Arroe. [http://997thefox.iheart.com/onair/arroe-collins-49213/james-berardinelli-talks-oscars-unplugged-and-14421931/ "James Berardinelli Talks Oscars Unplugged and Totally Uncut"], [[WRFX]], February 25, 2016. Accessed July 14, 2016. "I was born in September 1967 in the town of New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA). I spent my early childhood in the town of Morristown, NJ."</ref>
* [[Vincenzo Bernardo]] (born 1990), soccer player and founder of [[Morris Elite SC]]<ref>Lisi, Clemente. [https://nypost.com/2011/01/31/exclusive-new-jerseys-vincenzo-bernardo-signs-with-austrian-third-division-club/ "Exclusive: New Jersey's Vincenzo Bernardo signs with Austrian third-division club"], ''[[New York Post]]'', January 31, 2011. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Bernardo, 20, who was born in Morristown but also holds dual citizenship with Italy, signed the deal for an undisclosed amount after passing a physical exam over the weekend."</ref>
* [[Faire Binney]] (1900–1957), [[stage actress|stage]] and [[film actress]] who starred in films during the [[silent era]] after making her debut in the 1918 film ''[[Sporting Life (1918 film)|Sporting Life]]'' alongside her sister [[Constance Binney]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/85838843/ "Here is Connie's Sister"], ''[[The Gazette Times]]'' (Pittsburgh), March 27, 1921, sec. 6, p. 8. Accessed April 5, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Faire Binney, who plays a leading role in ''Madonnas and Men,'' is a sister of Constance Binney. She is a native of Morristown. N. J."</ref>
* [[Anna Campbell Bliss]] (1925–2015), visual artist and architect<ref>Means, Sean P. [https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3055865&itype=CMSID&fullpage=1 "Anna Campbell Bliss, Utah artist who melded science and motion, dies; 'Color and light' were prolific artist's trademarks."], ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'', October 14, 2015. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Anna Campbell was born July 10, 1925, in Morristown, N.J."</ref>
* [[Scott Blumstein]] (born 1992), poker player who won the [[2017 World Series of Poker]] Main Event for $8,150,000<ref>Schoen, David. [https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/betting/new-jerseys-scott-blumstein-captures-wsop-main-event/ "New Jersey's Scott Blumstein captures WSOP Main Event"], ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', July 23, 2017. Accessed July 23, 2017. "Scott Blumstein wanted to play the World Series of Poker Main Event last year but couldn't afford the buy-in.... The 25-year-old professional poker player from Morristown, New Jersey, defeated Daniel Ott in a heads-up battle that lasted three hours to capture the $8.15 million first prize."</ref>
* [[Warren Bobrow]] (born {{circa|1961}}), mixologist, chef and writer known as the "Cocktail Whisperer"<ref>Izzo, Michael. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/morris-county/2016/06/12/cannabis-cocktails-focus-morristown-mixologists-book/85299204/ "''Cannabis Cocktails'' the focus of Morristown mixologist’s book"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', June 12, 2016. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Morristown 'Cocktail Whisperer' Warren Bobrow's ''Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails, and Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations'' debuted earlier this month, and is a guide to adding marijuana to mixed drinks."</ref>
* [[Rinker Buck]] (born 1950), author best known for his 1997 memoir ''Flight of Passage''<ref>Fleischman, John. [https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/where-did-max-miller-die-180956242/ "Where Did Max Miller Die? One man’s search for the place where the U.S. Air Mail Service lost a star"], ''[[Air & Space/Smithsonian]]'', September 2015. Accessed September 1, 2019. "But the ghost of Max Miller has brought me many hundreds of miles to a small hayfield near Morristown in leafy northwest New Jersey on an impossibly glorious Easter Saturday morning.... In the summer of 1966, two brothers from this town, Rinker and Kernahan Buck, 15 and 17, flew all the way across the country and back in a woefully underpowered and radio-less Piper Cub. Thirty-one years later, Rinker published a memoir of that summer: ''Flight of Passage.''"</ref>
* [[Tez Cadey]] (born 1993), French-American DJ, record producer and songwriter<ref>Dubuis, Angélique Da Silva. [https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/559409/article/2019-03-28/tez-cadey-l-incroyable-destin-du-petit-prince-de-l-electro "Lille Tez Cadey, l’incroyable destin du petit prince de l’electro"], ''[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]]'', March 28, 2019. Accessed January 31, 2020. "Il est né aux États-Unis à Morristown dans le New Jersey. Un père français, une maman américaine."</ref>
* [[Jabez Campfield]] (1737–1821), doctor who served as a surgeon in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/da197bfa-066c-4a2e-a061-82a6dcf2a6f7 Registration Form: Jabez Campfield House], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed February 14, 2021.</ref>
* [[Lincoln Child]] (born 1957), author of [[techno-thriller]] and [[horror novel]]s<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110516215211/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22386886.html "The Monster on the Doodle Pad -- Lincoln Child's 'The Relic' is the Product"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 28, 1997. Accessed December 5, 2007. "When Lincoln Child was just a lad, his mother handed him a big black notebook. First, he doodled in the front. Then, the Morristown novelist recalls, 'I turned to the back, and I drew something so frightening I could never look at it again.'"</ref>
* [[George T. Cobb]] (1813–1870), politician who represented [[New Jersey's 4th congressional district]] from 1861 to 1863 and was Mayor of Morristown from 1865 to 1869<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000546 George T. Cobb], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 18, 2007.</ref>
* [[Herbert Coddington]] (born 1959), murderer and suspected serial killer who murdered two elderly women following the kidnapping of two teenage models in 1987<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/camarillo-star-herbert-coddington/161204785/ "Man convicted of raping models, killing chaperones"], ''Camarillo Star'', August 12, 1988. Accessed January 9, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Coddington, a recognized author of gambling tracts and considered a math whiz by his friends, was born in Morristown, N.J., attended high school in New York state and lived in Florida before moving to Las Vegas, where he lived for about five years before moving north in early 1986."</ref>
* [[Lewis Condict]] (1772–1862), physician and member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000668 "Condict, Lewis, (1772 - 1862)"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Condict, Lewis, (nephew of Silas Condict), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., March 3, 1772"</ref>
* [[Silas Condict]] (1738–1801), farmer, surveyor and landowner, who served as a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000669 "Condict, Silas, (1738 - 1801)"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Condict, Silas, (uncle of Lewis Condict and great-grandfather of Augustus William Cutler), a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., March 7, 1738"</ref>
* [[Donald Cresitello]], Mayor of Morristown from 2006 to 2010<ref>Coughlin, Kevin. [https://morristowngreen.com/2013/04/02/former-morristown-mayor-donald-cresitello-throws-hat-into-freeholder-ring/ "Former Morristown Mayor Donald Cresitello throws hat into freeholder ring"], Morristown Green, April 2, 2013. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Former Mayor Donald Cresitello wants to serve again in Morristown–up the street from town hall, as a Morris County freeholder."</ref>
* [[Augustus W. Cutler]] (1827–1897), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001025 Augustus W. Cutler], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 24, 2007.</ref>
* [[Jean Dalrymple]] (1902–1998), theater producer, manager, publicist and playwright, who was instrumental in the founding of [[New York City Center]]<ref>Severo, Richard. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/17/theater/jean-dalrymple-persuasive-dreamer-who-brought-theater-to-city-center-dies-at-96.html "Jean Dalrymple, Persuasive Dreamer Who Brought Theater to City Center, Dies at 96"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 17, 1998. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Jean Dalrymple was born on Sept. 2, 1902, in Morristown, N.J., to George and Elizabeth Collins Dalrymple."</ref>
* [[Joe Dante]] (born 1946), film director<ref>Whitty, Steven. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/06/joe_dante_on_burying_the_ex_nj_and_other_famous_mo.html "Joe Dante on 'Burying the Ex,' N.J. and other famous monsters"], ''ArtiSyndicate'', June 14, 2015. Accessed July 29, 2015. "'The disappointing thing is that, you really don't make movies to be seen on people's computers,' says the 68-year-old director, born in Morristown and raised in Livingston."</ref>
* [[Edith Kunhardt Davis]] (1937–2020), author of more than 70 children's books<ref>Seelye, Katharine Q. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/books/edith-kunhardt-davis-dead.html "Edith Kunhardt Davis, Author of ‘Pat the Bunny’ Sequels, Dies at 82"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 19, 2020. Accessed August 22, 2022. "Edith Turner Kunhardt was born on Sept. 30, 1937, in Morristown, N.J.... Their house in Morristown was filled with Lincoln and Civil War memorabilia."</ref>
* [[Alex DeCroce]] (1936–2012), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 26th legislative district|26th Legislative District]] from 1989 until his death<ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/A4000/3789_I1.HTM Assembly, No. 3789 - 215th Legislature], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Whereas, The Honorable Alex DeCroce, born June 10, 1936 in Morristown, New Jersey, was a life-long New Jersey resident who grew up in Morris County and attended Boonton High School and Seton Hall University"</ref>
* [[Dorothy Harrison Eustis]] (1886–1946), dog breeder, philanthropist, founder of [[The Seeing Eye]] guide dog school
* [[Caroline C. Fillmore]] (1813–1881), wife of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Millard Fillmore]]; born in Morristown<ref>[http://www.buffaloah.com/a/forestL/fillmoreC/index.html Caroline Carmichael McIntosh Fillmore], Buffalo Architecture and History. Accessed November 23, 2008. "Caroline Carmichael was the daughter of Charles Carmichael and Temperance Blachley Carmichael. She was born in Morristown, New Jersey, 10/21/1813."</ref>
* [[Nic Fink]] (born 1993), [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who specializes in [[breaststroke]] events<ref>Havsy, Jane. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/high-school/swimming/2016/06/26/usa-swimming-olympic-trials/86055092/ "Morris swimmers dreaming of Olympic glory"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', June 26, 2016. Accessed August 9, 2016. "Nic Fink has been dreaming about swimming in the Olympics since he was a kid growing up in Morristown, watching races on television.... 'It'll be a good race with some good competition,' said Fink, who attended Pingry School and the University of Georgia."</ref><ref>Havsy, Jane (July 21, 2021). [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/21/tokyo-olympics-new-jersey-swimmer-nic-fink-ready-new-journey-pingry-morristown/8012173002/ "Swimmer Nic Fink, a Pingry graduate from Morristown, ready for 'new journey' at Olympics"]. ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]''. Retrieved July 21, 2021. "Now that Fink is in Tokyo, he's trying to carry that feeling along. A Pingry School graduate who grew up in Morristown, Fink's quest for an Olympic medal in the 200-meter breaststroke continues Tuesday."</ref>
* [[Chris Fletcher]] (born 1948), former safety, played in the NFL for the [[San Diego Chargers]], 1970–1976<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FletCh20.htm Chris Fletcher Stats], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed November 6, 2017.</ref>
* [[Steve Forbes]] (born 1947), editor-in-chief of ''[[Forbes]]'' and two-time Republican candidate for President of the United States<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2002/06/06/sforbes.html "Steve Forbes"], ''[[Forbes]]'', June 6, 2002. Accessed March 12, 2013. "Steve Forbes was born on July 18, 1947, in Morristown, N.J."</ref>
* [[Caroline Rose Foster]] (1877–1979), farmer and founder of Fosterfields, a working historical farm<ref>[http://www.nwhp.org/womens-history-month/past-womens-history-months/2009-honorees/ Honorees 2009 National Women's History Month] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319033037/http://www.nwhp.org/womens-history-month/past-womens-history-months/2009-honorees/ |date=March 19, 2015 }}, [[National Women's History Project]]. Accessed November 11, 2014/</ref><ref>Kimmett, Evelyn. [http://www.njskylands.com/fmfstrfld "Fosterfields Living Historical Farm"], Skylands Visitor. Accessed November 11, 2014. "To enter Fosterfields, a working farm since 1760 and New Jersey's first living, historical farm, is to magically step back into the 19th and early 20th centuries. Walking amidst the tall Norway Spruces, it is easy to imagine life in the days of Caroline Foster, who lived there for 98 years, until her death at the age of 102 in 1979.... Fosterfields Living Historical Farm is located at 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ, just off County Route 510 (formerly Route 24), 1-1/4 miles west of the Morristown Green."</ref>
* [[Justin Fox]] (born 1964), financial journalist, commentator and writer<ref>[[Michael Covel|Covel, Michael]]. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-227-justin-fox-interview-michael-covel-on-trend/id151217747?i=1000387260361 "Ep. 227: Justin Fox Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio"], ''[[Trend Following]]''. Accessed February 5, 2023. "My guest today is Justin Fox, an American financial journalist, commentator, and writer born in Morristown, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Adam Gardner]] (born 1973), singer, songwriter and guitarist of the band [[Guster]]<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724130108/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1826106751.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+27%2C+2003&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=danielle+austen+%2F+daily+record&pqatl=google "Danielle Austen"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', June 27, 2003. Accessed January 3, 2011. "Adam Gardner of the band Guster right grew up in Morristown."</ref>
* [[Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr.]] (1910–2011), former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1957/12/02/archives/sh-gillespie-79-importer-is-dead-retired-partner-in-concern-here.html "S.H. Gillespie, 79, Importer, Is Dead; Retired Partner in Concern Here Aided U.S. in War as Transport Expert"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 2, 1957. Accessed January 3, 2011. "Morristown, N.J., Dec. 1 --Samuel Hazard Gillespie, a retired exporter and importer, died here today at his home, 25 Ogden Place."</ref>
* [[Justin Gimelstob]] (born 1977), professional tennis player<ref>Robbins, Liz. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/31/sports/tennis-notebook-gimelstob-says-fine-for-spitting-is-low.html "Tennis: Notebook; Gimelstob Says Fine For Spitting Is Low"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 31, 2001. Accessed May 9, 2012. "Gimelstob was so disturbed that he threatened to find Tabara in the locker room afterward. Yesterday, Gimelstob, from Morristown, N.J., was even more angry."</ref>
* [[Anna Harrison]] (1775–1864), [[First Lady of the United States]], wife of President [[William Henry Harrison]] and grandmother of President [[Benjamin Harrison]]<ref>Brooks, Gertrude Zeth. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oBQrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sJsFAAAAIBAJ&dq=anna-symmes-harrison%20morristown&pg=2667%2C3216923 "The First Ladies Of The Nation"], ''[[Reading Eagle]]'', September 9, 1960. Accessed September 4, 2011. "As the wife of a president of the United States and grandmother of a later one, Anna Symmes Harrison was the first First Lady from the state of New Jersey. She was born in Morristown, N.J., during the first year of the Revolutionary War and died during the Civil War."</ref>
* [[Tobin Heath]] (born 1988), United States national soccer team player, World Cup Champion and Olympian<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150510225526/http://www.teamusa.org/us-soccer/athletes/Tobin-Heath Tobin Heath], [[United States at the Summer Olympics|United States Olympic Team]]. Accessed October 19, 2016. "Birthplace: Morristown, N.J."</ref>
* [[Alexander Hedge]] (born 1997), [[Rowing (sport)|rower]], who has represented the United States in competitions and won two gold medals at the [[2023 Pan American Games]]<ref>[https://usrowing.org/sports/senior-national-team/roster/2023 2023 Senior National Team Roster], [[US Rowing]]. Accessed November 9, 2023. "Alexander Hedge Morristown, N.J. Morristown High School"</ref>
* [[Markus Howard]] (born 1999), player for the [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball]] team<ref>[https://gomarquette.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4218 Markus Howard], [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball]]. Accessed December 30, 2018. "Born March 3, 1999 in Morristown, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Linda Hunt]] (born 1945), Academy Award-winning actress<ref>Kelly, Kevin. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/662633661.html?dids=662633661:662633661&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+15%2C+1984&author=Kevin+Kelly+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=LINDA+HUNT%3B+AT+LAST%2C+SHE+WINS+FIGHT+FOR+RECOGNITION&pqatl=google "Linda Hunt; At Last, She Wins Fight For Recognition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104234643/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/662633661.html?dids=662633661:662633661&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+15,+1984&author=Kevin+Kelly+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=LINDA+HUNT%3B+AT+LAST,+SHE+WINS+FIGHT+FOR+RECOGNITION&pqatl=google |date=November 4, 2012 }}, ''[[Boston Globe]]'', January 15, 1984. Accessed January 3, 2011.</ref>
* [[Julia Hurlbut]] (1882–1962), [[suffragist]] who served as the vice chairman of the New Jersey branch of the [[National Woman's Party]]<ref>[http://www.njwomenshistory.org/discover/topics/activists/julia-hurlbut/ Woman Suffrage and World War I], New Jersey Women's History. Accessed January 7, 2018. "Julia Hurlbut of Morristown went to France in 1918 under the auspices of the YMCA where she managed an officers' club at Chatillon-sur-Seine and neighboring hut canteens for the troops."</ref>
* [[I. Stanford Jolley]] (1900–1978), film and television actor who starred in the 1946 [[Serial film|serial]] film ''[[The Crimson Ghost]]''<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96657569/i-stanford-jolley-actor-dies-former/ "I. Stanford Jolley, Actor, Dies; Former Morristown Resident"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', December 8, 1978. Accessed March 6, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he had lived In Morristown, N.J., before coming to Hollywood in 1935."</ref>
* [[Otto Hermann Kahn]] (1867–1934), German-born banker, investor, philanthropist and Rutgers University trustee maintained a home in Morristown<ref>Rae, John W. & John W. Rae Jr. (1980). Morristown's Forgotten Past "The Gilded Age." Morristown, NJ, John W. Rae.</ref>
* [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]] (1907–1962), bandleader, composer, nightclub owner, aviator; Otto Kahn's son; born in Morristown<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hHcPAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Roger+Kahn%22+morristown ''National Aeronautics, Volume 16''], p. 10. Accessed March 16, 2015. "Roger Kahn has no co-pilot and flies his Lockheed Electra all over the country, usually alone. ... He was born in Morristown, New Jersey, October 19, 1907, and although his early years were spent in studying music, he was scarcely out of his teens before he learned to fly and was engaging in competitive and exhibition flying."</ref>
* [[Nolan Kasper]] (born 1989), [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]] who competes in the technical events and specializes in the [[Slalom skiing|slalom]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/game-on/2018/01/21/nolan-kasper-team-usa-slalom-olympics/1052425001/ "New Jersey native Nolan Kasper earns third trip to Olympics"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', January 21, 2018. Accessed February 8, 2018. "Born in Morristown, Kasper began skiing at Hidden Valley in Vernon when he was 3 years old and raced for the first time at 6."</ref>
* [[Ann Klein]] (1923–1986), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and was the first woman to run for [[Governor of New Jersey]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BmQkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22resident+of+Morristown+for+21+years%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1973''], p. 415. Accessed June 13, 2022. "A resident of Morristown for 21 years, Mrs. Klein is a graduate of Barnard College in New York, and received her M.S. from the Columbia University School of Social Work."</ref>
* [[Anthony W. Knapp]] (born 1941), mathematician at the [[Stony Brook University]] working on representation theory who classified the [[tempered representation]]s of a semisimple [[Lie group]]<ref>Staff. [https://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=243 ''A Community Of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930-1980''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124234612/http://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=243 |date=November 24, 2011 }}, p. 243. [[Institute for Advanced Study]], 1980. Accessed November 22, 2015. "Knapp, Anthony William 68-69, 75-76 M, Lie
Groups Born 1941 Morristown, NJ."</ref>
* [[Ted Koffman]] (born 1944), politician who served in the [[Maine House of Representatives]] from 2000 to 2008<ref>[https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/36596/ted-koffman#.W1ZWaTpKjDc Ted Koffman's Biography], [[Vote Smart]]. Accessed July 24, 2018. "Birth Place: Morristown, NJ."</ref>
* [[Luther Kountze]] (1841–1918), banker who built an estate in Morristown in the late 1880s<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1924/03/02/archives/old-kountze-estate-sold-physician-buys-400-acres-at-moristown-nj.html "Old Kountze Estate Sold; Physician Buys 400 Acres at Moristown, N.J."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 2, 1924. Accessed January 3, 2011. "Dr. Nathan Blaustein of New York City has purchased the large estate formerly owned by the late Luther Kountze, known as 'Delbarton,' at Morristown, N.J."</ref>
* [[Samuel Krimm]] (born 1925), physicist with a research focus in [[biophysics]]<ref>[https://apps.lib.umich.edu/faculty-memoir/apps.lib.umich.edu/faculty-memoir/faculty/samuel-krimm.html Samuel Krimm], [[University of Michigan]] Faculty Memoir Project. Accessed August 30, 2024. "Professor Krimm was born in Morristown, New Jersey on October 19, 1925 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York."</ref>
* [[Dorothy Kunhardt]] (1901–1979), children's-book author, best known for the baby book ''[[Pat the Bunny]].''<ref>Costello, Ann. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/15/nyregion/a-family-s-obsession-with-photos-of-historic-americans-of-the-1800-s.html "A Family's Obsession With Photos Of Historic Americans of the 1800's"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 15, 1995. Accessed August 22, 2022. "During the library program, the Kunhardts are sure to mention that Philip Jr.'s mother, Dorothy Kunhardt, was author of ''Pat the Bunny,'' one of the largest selling children's books of all time.... Mrs. Kunhardt, who lived in Manhattan and Morristown, N.J., was also an avid Lincoln and Barnum scholar, collector, author and archivist of the mass of photographs, glass negatives and memorabilia that her father, Frederick Hill Meserve, started accumulating in 1897."</ref>
* [[Connor Lade]] (born 1989), soccer player for [[New York Red Bulls]]<ref>via [[Associated press]]. [http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/mls/story/brandon-barklage-connor-lade-sign-new-york-red-bulls-contracts-112712 "Barklage, Lade re-sign for NY"], [[Fox Sports]], November 27, 2012. Accessed December 24, 2012. "A former St. John's University product, Lade started 22 of 26 matches and had three assists. The Morristown native also started the team's two playoff games this year."</ref>
* [[Antoine le Blanc]] ({{circa|1800}}–1833), murderer<ref>[http://weirdnj.com/stories/antoine-leblanc/ "Seeking the Hide of Antoine Le Blanc, The Morristown Murderer"], ''[[Weird NJ]]''. Accessed October 19, 2016.</ref>
* [[Fran Lebowitz]] (born 1950), author, columnist and actor<ref>Morris, Bob. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/10/garden/at-lunch-with-fran-lebowitz-words-are-easy-books-are-not.html "At Lunch with: Fran Lebowitz; Words Are Easy, Books Are Not"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 10, 1994. Accessed July 19, 2012. "Ms. Lebowitz grew up in Morristown, N.J., where her parents owned a furniture store."</ref>
* [[David Hunter McAlpin]] (1816–1901), prominent industrialist and real estate owner in New York City<ref>[http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/mcalpind.pdf Guide to the David Hunter McAlpin Papers], [[New York Public Library]]. Accessed May 19, 2016. "McAlpin also owned a massive estate in Morristown, New Jersey (15,000 acres)."</ref>
* [[Dimitri Minakakis]] (born 1977), former singer for [[mathcore]] band [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]]<ref>Garcia, Alfa. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116195577/dimitri-minakakis-of-morristown/ "Amped-up band in a way remains unplugged"], ''[[Herald News]]'', March 11, 2010. Accessed January 10, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Wilson is now the second-oldest member of the band, after lineup changes threatened to stunt DEP's momentum in its early years, like the paralysis of the original bassist and the departure of original lead singer and Morristown native Dimitri Minakakis."</ref>
* [[Dave Moore (tight end)|Dave Moore]] (born 1969), former NFL [[tight end]]<ref>[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=18996 Dave Moore profile], [[National Football League Players Association]]. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Hometown: Morristown, NJ...Attended Roxbury High School in Succasunna, New Jersey, lettering in football, basketball, baseball and track… High school All-America as a senior."</ref>
* [[Troy Murphy]] (born 1980), professional basketball player<ref>Youngmisuk, Ohm. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2000/03/30/2000-03-30_doherty_s_putting_the__fight.html "Doherty's Putting the 'Fight' Back in Fighting Irish"] {{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[New York Daily News]]'', March 30, 2000. Accessed June 1, 2008. "'You can consider him a player's coach,' said Troy Murphy, a Morristown native and Big East Player of the Year."</ref>
* [[Walter Naegle]] (born 1949), artist, photography and civil rights activist born in Morristown. Partner of [[Bayard Rustin]].
* [[Thomas Nast]] (1840–1902), caricaturist and editorial cartoonist; lived in Morristown for more than 20 years<ref>[http://www.maccullochhall.org/nast.html Thomas Nast: America's Image Maker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710112129/http://www.maccullochhall.org/nast.html |date=July 10, 2007 }}, Macculloch Hall Museum. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Thomas Nast moved his family to Morristown, NJ in 1870, believing it to be a safe distance from his political enemy, William "Boss" Tweed of New York. Although his work for Harper's took him weekly to New York for overnight stays, Nast was a full-fledged resident of Morristown."</ref>
* [[Craig Newmark]] (born 1952), founder of [[Craigslist]]; born in Morristown and attended Morristown High School<ref>Ante, Stephen E. [http://www.mywire.com/pubs/BusinessWeek/2005/08/15/958890?extID=10051 "The Net's Free Force: Craig Newmark's craigslist is an online grapevine that generates 1.5 billion page views a month"], ''[[Business Week]]'', August 15, 2005. "A 52-year-old native of Morristown, N.J., Newmark began craigslist while working as a freelance software developer in San Francisco."</ref>
* [[Neil O'Donnell]] (born 1966), former NFL [[quarterback]], most notably for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<ref>Nakamura, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121105034818/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-792628.html "O'Donnell Bracing for Media Blitz; Quarterback Jumps From Pittsburgh's Frying Pan to New York's Firing Line"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', August 13, 1996. Accessed February 26, 2008. "Since joining the Jets -- and returning to play near his home in Morristown, N.J. -- O'Donnell has tried to quash talk that he is more interested in getting paid..."</ref>
* [[John Panelli]] (1926–2012), [[American football|football]] player who played in the NFL for the [[Detroit Lions]] and the [[Chicago Cardinals]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Notre_Dame_star_runner_John_Panelli_dead_at_85_141369523.html "Notre Dame star runner John Panelli dead at 85"], [[WNDU-TV]], March 4, 2012. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Panelli was born in Morristown, N.J., and played fullback and linebacker for Notre Dame's 1946 and 1947 national championshipteams, averaging 7.5 yards a carry his senior year."</ref>
* [[Sister Parish]] (1910–1994), interior decorator and socialite, most notably as the first interior designer brought in to decorate the [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] [[White House]]<ref>Pace, Eric. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/10/obituaries/sister-parish-grande-dame-of-american-interior-decorating-is-dead-at-84.html "Sister Parish, Grande Dame of American Interior Decorating, Is Dead at 84"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 10, 1994. Accessed July 17, 2011. "Mrs. Parish's own girlhood was, if not regal, at least baronial. She was born Dorothy May Kinnicutt in July 15, 1910, in Morristown, N.J., the daughter of G. Hermann Kinnicutt and the former May Appleton Tuckerman, who had homes in Manhattan, Maine and Paris, as well as New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Doug Payne]] (born 1981, class of 2000), American equestrian who was selected to compete for the United States in the delayed [[2020 Summer Games]] in [[Tokyo]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210227010455/https://www.teamusa.org/us-equestrian/athletes/Doug-Payne Doug Payne], [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|Team USA]]. Accessed July 21, 2021. "Birthplace: Morristown, N.J.... High School: Voorhees High School (Glen Gardener, N.J.) '00"</ref>
* [[Mahlon Pitney]] (1858–1924), [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000370 Mahlon Pitney], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed May 9, 2012.</ref>
* [[Johanna Poethig]] (born 1956), Bay Area visual, public and performance artist<ref name="Herbert89">Herbert, Susan. "Muralist Johanna Poethig," ''San Francisco Independent'', January 19, 1989, p. 13.</ref>
* [[Debra Ponzek]], chef, owner of Aux Délices restaurants in Connecticut<ref>[[Trish Hall|Hall, Trish]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/08/garden/sharing-a-life-of-chefs-hours-and-pancakes.html "Sharing a Life Of Chefs' Hours And Pancakes"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 8, 1991. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Cooking appeals to her, she said, because it is instantly rewarding: 'It's like being able to take photographs and have them developed immediately.' But as a child in Morristown, N.J., she said, it never occurred to her to go into cooking."</ref>
* [[Rick Porcello]] (born 1988), starting pitcher for the [[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2009-11-05-4174482041_x.htm "RHP Porcello is Detroit Tigers rookie of the year"], ''[[USA Today]]'', November 5, 2009. Accessed January 3, 2011. "Porcello led all American League rookies with 14 wins in 2009. The Morristown, N.J., native notched a 3.96 ERA and 89 strikeouts in his first season."</ref>
* [[Andrew Prendeville]] (born 1981), professional automobile racer<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607112750/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=242004&FS= "Andrew Prendeville to Drive One of Andersen Racing's Indy Pro Series Cars in 2007 "], [[Motorsport.com]], January 25, 2007, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of June 7, 2011. "Andersen Racing's Dan and John Andersen announced today that Andrew Prendeville of Morristown, N.J. will be one of their two full-season drivers in the 2007 Indy Pro Series."</ref>
* [[Sarah Price (author)|Sarah Price]] (born 1969), author<ref>Crespolini, Russ. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/morristown/person-of-the-year-2013-sarah-price "Person of the Year 2013: Sarah Price; We asked and you voted for the Morristown author whose battle with breast cancer inspired people worldwide."], Morristown Patch, January 9, 2014. Accessed November 8, 2015.</ref>
* [[Dan Quinn (American football)|Dan Quinn]] (born 1970), [[American football|football]] coach<ref>[https://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/coaches-roster/dan-quinn Dan Quinn], [[Atlanta Falcons]]. Accessed November 5, 2018. "Quinn was born in Morristown, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Robert Randolph (guitarist)|Robert Randolph]], guitarist, of Robert Randolph & the Family Band<ref>Wise, Brian. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/nyregion/eclectic-sounds-of-new-jersey-echoing-from-coast-to-coast.html "Eclectic Sounds of New Jersey, Echoing From Coast to Coast"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 8, 2004. Accessed May 9, 2012. "Meanwhile, Robert Randolph of Morristown has been nominated for best rock gospel album for ''Unclassified,'' a visceral mix of gospel, blues and steel guitar sounds."</ref>
* [[Rocky Rees]] (born 1949), head football coach at [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania]], 1990–2010<ref>[http://www.shipraiders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=131&path=fb 2009 Football Coaching Staff: Rocky Rees], [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania]] Raiders football team. Accessed August 19, 2012. "Rees played football at Bayley Ellard Regional High School in Madison, New Jersey where he twice named All-County and was selected as a team captain his senior season. Following graduation in 1967, the Morristown, New Jersey native attended West Chester University where he earned All-PSAC Eastern Division honors as a running back in 1968 and 1970."</ref>
* [[Garrett Reisman]] (born 1968), [[NASA]] astronaut, first American to be on board the [[International Space Station]]<ref>[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/reisman.html Garrett E. Reisman], [[NASA]]. Accessed October 7, 2008.</ref>
* [[Rick Rescorla]] (1939–2001), head of [[Morgan Stanley]] [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]] security during the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]]<ref>[[James B. Stewart|Stewart James B.]] [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/02/11/the-real-heroes-are-dead "The Real Heroes Are Dead; A love story."], ''[[The New Yorker]]'', February 11, 2002. accessed October 19, 2018. "In October, they decided to live together. In a development in Morristown, they found a town house with large glass doors and windows opening out onto a tranquil pond.."</ref>
* [[Moshe Reuven]], Hasidic rabbi, rapper, singer-songwriter<ref>Hirsch, Reyne. [https://reyneh.medium.com/jewish-rapper-moshe-reuven-changing-the-hip-hop-norm-c72efc8b41c7  "Jewish Rapper Moshe Reuven Changing the Hip Hop Norm"], ''[[Medium (website)|Medium]]'', November 13, 2022. Accessed April 21, 2023. "Fast forward to 2022 when another Hip Hop newcomer caused a stirr. Moshe Reuven, a Hassidic Jew from Morristown NJ took to the mic and began his rap journey."</ref>
* [[Jordan Riak]] (1935–2016), activist against [[corporal punishment]]<ref>Calzolari, Anne Marie. [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/03/spank_your_children_and_youll.html "Spank your children and you'll end up in jail"], ''[[Staten Island Advance]]'', March 8, 2008. Accessed February 20, 2017. "Jordan Riak, the executive director of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education, said the answer is simple: Any time you hit a child it constitutes some degree of abuse. Riak, a Morristown, N.J., native, now lives in California, where he helped draft and pass a 1985 bill that prohibits corporal punishment in school."</ref>
* [[William P. Richardson (law school dean)|William P. Richardson]] (1864–1945), co-founder and first Dean of [[Brooklyn Law School]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17464942/dean_william_richardson_obit/ "Dr. William P. Richardson, Law School Dean, Is Dead"], ''[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]'', August 30, 1945. Accessed April 2, 2019. "Morristown, N. J., Aug. 30 - Dr. William Payson Richardson, 80, dean of Brooklyn Law School, died at his home on Kahdena Drive here last night after an illness of several weeks."</ref>
* [[Suzanne Scott]] (born 1965/66), CEO of [[Fox News]]<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/bernardsville_news/news/fox-news-ceo-now-calls-bernardsville-home/article_230bee4f-6090-5c51-9374-94d0213e6dd3.html "FOX News CEO now calls Bernardsville home"], ''The Bernardsville News'', December 9, 2021. Accessed November 17, 2022. "Scott has local roots, having grown up in Morris Plains and lived in Morristown for many years before coming to Bernardsville with her husband, Preston, and daughter, Margaux."</ref>
* [[Tony Scott (musician)|Tony Scott]] (1921–2007), [[bebop]] clarinetist, arranger, New World music innovator<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/obituaries/31scott.html "Tony Scott, Jazz Clarinetist Who Mastered Bebop, Dies at 85"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 31, 2007. Accessed July 23, 2012. "Anthony Joseph Sciacca — his family name is pronounced 'Shaka' — was born on June 17, 1921, in Morristown, N.J., to parents who had come from Sicily."</ref>
* [[Gene Shalit]] (born 1926), film critic on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]''<ref>[https://www.today.com/news/gene-shalit-wbna6694545 Gene Shalit], ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'', December 10, 2004. Accessed January 27, 2008. "In six years he fled to Morristown, New Jersey, where he was columnist for the high school paper and narrowly escaped expulsion."</ref>
* [[Alexander Slobodyanik]] (1941–2008), classical pianist<ref>Weber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/arts/music/13slobodyanik.html "Alexander Slobodyanik, Pianist, Is Dead at 65 "], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 12, 2008. Accessed August 4, 2013. "Alexander Slobodyanik, a Ukrainian-born pianist who earned stardom in the former Soviet Union with his virtuosity and emotional interpretations of Romantic composers and who has been a concert pianist and in-demand teacher since moving to the United States in 1989, died on Sunday in New Jersey. He was 65 and lived in Morristown, N.J."</ref>
* [[Leila Clement Spaulding]] (1878–1973), classicist and archaeologist<ref>Varnell, Hannah; and [[Robert D. Loevy|Loevy, Robert D.]] [https://faculty1.coloradocollege.edu/~bloevy/ccreader/CC-Reader-019-HistoryOfGender.pdf "A History Of Gender At Colorado College"], [[Colorado College]]. Accessed February 15, 2018. "It appears that the first woman with a Ph.D. to teach at Colorado College was Leila Clement Spaulding, who taught Classics from 1911 to 1914.... Leila Spaulding was born in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1878."</ref>
* [[Lexington Steele]] (born 1969), pornographic actor, director and owner of Mercenary Motion Pictures and Black Viking Pictures<ref>Bussel, Rachel Kramer. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9pHVvLmnPq4C&pg=PA189 ''Best Sex Writing 2008''], p. 189. ReadHowYouWant.com, 2010. {{ISBN|9781458753403}}. Accessed August 13, 2013. "Before Lexington Steele was Lexington Steele, a king of West Coast porn production, he was a suburban East Coast kid, from Morristown, New Jersey, a middle-class, churchgoing kid who didn't have girlfriends but excelled at sports (and lettered in three) before graduating from high school and first matriculating at Morehouse College only to eventually transfer to Syracuse."</ref>
* [[W. Scott Stornetta]] (born 1959), [[physicist]] and [[Scientific method|scientific researcher]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record-scientists-behind-the-devel/136760007/ "Bellcore scientists cited for their work"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 2, 1992. Accessed December 13, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "W. Scott Stornetta of Morristown and Stuart Haber of New York received the 1992 Discover Awards for Technological Innovation, taking the top prize in the computer software category for their Digital Time-Stamp."</ref>
* [[John Cleves Symmes]] (1742–1814), delegate to the [[Continental Congress]]; pioneer responsible for the [[Symmes Purchase]]; father-in-law of [[President of the United States|President]] [[William Henry Harrison]]<ref>[[Alexander Hamilton|Hamilton, Alexander]]; and Syrett, Harold Coffin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=AA49EEZWA0IC&pg=PA441&dq=%22John+Cleves+Symmes%22+morristown ''The Papers of Alexander Hamilton: Volume 6''], p. 441. [[Columbia University Press]], 1962. {{ISBN|0231089058}}. Accessed December 19, 2012. "1.... He was an associate of John Cleves Symmes in the Miami Purchase. 2. Symmes, a resident of Morristown, New Jersey, organized the New Jersey group that obtained the Miami Purchase in October, 1788."</ref>
* [[Kathryn Tappen]] (born 1981), sportscaster who works on [[NBC Sports Group]]'s coverage of hockey and football<ref>Havsy, Jane. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/2015/09/04/tappen-nbc/71694522/ "Morristown native to work Notre Dame sideline for NBC"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 4, 2015. Accessed January 4, 2018. "Tappen grew up participating in many Morristown rec leagues and watching the NFL on Sundays with her family. A distance runner and basketball player at Villa Walsh, Tappen set the Rutgers record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase."</ref>
* [[Jahmar Thorpe]] (born 1984), professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Iwate Big Bulls]] in Japan<ref>[http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/thorpe_jahmar00.html Jahmar Thorpe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082415/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/thorpe_jahmar00.html |date=February 17, 2018 }}, [[Houston Cougars men's basketball]]. Accessed February 16, 2018. "Attended Morristown High School.... Born September 2, 1984, in Morristown, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jyles Tucker]] (born 1983), [[linebacker]] for the [[San Diego Chargers]]<ref>[http://chargers.com/team/roster/jyles-tucker.htm Jyles Tucker] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020031204/http://chargers.com/team/roster/jyles-tucker.htm |date=October 20, 2007 }}, [[San Diego Chargers]]. Accessed November 21, 2007.</ref>
* [[Bayard Tuckerman Jr.]] (1889–1974), jockey, businessman and politician<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Q8onAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA421 ''Harvard College Class of 1911 Decennial Report''], p. 421. Accessed August 14, 2018. "Bayard Tuckerman Jr. - Born at Morristown, N. J. Apr. 19, 1889"</ref>
* [[MJ Tyson]] (born 1986), jewelry designer<ref>[https://americanart.si.edu/artist/mj-tyson-32114 M. J. Tyson | Smithsonian American Art Museum]. Accessed January 10, 2023. "born Morristown, NJ 1986"</ref>
* [[Alfred Vail]] (1807–1859), inventor of [[Morse code]]<ref>[http://www.bookrags.com/biography/alfred-vail-woi/ Alfred Vail], World of Invention. Accessed June 1, 2008. "Alfred Vail was born on September 25, 1807, in Morristown, New Jersey, where his father, Stephen, operated the Speedwell Iron Works."</ref>
* [[Frederick T. van Beuren Jr.]] (1876–1943), physician and surgeon who was president of [[Morristown Medical Center|Morristown Memorial Hospital]] from 1933 until his death<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1943/03/14/archives/drftnanbeureh-i-0f-0rrist0n-67-x-head-for-10-years-of-memoria.html "Dr. F. T. van Beuren of Morristown, 67: Head for 10 Years of Memoria! Hospital Where He Died, Physician Since 1902. Ex-official at Columbia, He Served as Associate Dean of College of Physicians and Surgeons There, 1921-34"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 14, 1943. Accessed July 12, 2022. Morristown, N. J., March 13--Dr. Frederick T. Van Beuren Jr., president of the Morristown Memorial Hospital here since 1933, died today at the hospitalat the age of 1967. His home was on Van Beuren Road."</ref>
* [[Tom Verlaine]] (born 1949), songwriter, guitarist and lead singer for the New York rock band [[Television (band)|Television]]<ref>[http://www.famousnewjerseyans.com/music.htm New Jersey Music], FamousNewJerseyans.com. Accessed July 17, 2011.</ref>
* [[Daniel Spader Voorhees]] (1852–1935), [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury|New Jersey State Treasurer]], 1907–1913<ref>Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vdgDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA634 ''Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide: Biographies of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History, Affairs, Officialism and Institutions 1919-1920 (Volume II)''], p. 634. J. J. Scannell, 1919. Accessed December 1, 2013. "Daniel S Voorhees - Morristown (32 Maple Avenue) -  Lawyer. Born at Somerville, on August 15, 1852."</ref>
* [[John Beam Vreeland]] (1852–1923), attorney and politician who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] and as the [[United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey|United States Attorney for the district of New Jersey]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z28LAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA370&dq=%22John+Beam+Vreeland%22+newark+%22high+school%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1912''], p. 370. Accessed December 21, 2022. "John Beam Vreeland, Morristown... He was educated in the common schools, and after attending the Newark High School one year his family, in 1868, moved to Morristown, where he has since resided."</ref>
* [[Silas A. Wade]] (1797–1869), politician who served in the [[Michigan House of Representatives]]<ref>[https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2522 Silas A. Wade]. Michigan Legislative Biography. Accessed August 10, 2020. "Birth Date: 9/4/1797; City: Morristown, NJ"</ref>
* [[Joshua Weinstein (director)|Joshua Weinstein]] (born 1983), independent filmmaker who directed the [[A24]] film ''[[Menashe (film)|Menashe]]'' (2017) and the feature documentaries ''[[Drivers Wanted (2012 film)|Driver's Wanted]]'' (2012) and ''Flying on One Engine'' (2008)<ref>Wiener, Robert. [https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/jersey-bred-filmmaker-delves-into-world-of-chasidim/ "Jersey-bred filmmaker delves into world of chasidim Joshua Weinstein says viewers see ‘Menashe’ as ‘loving portrait’"], ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', August 2, 2017. Accessed September 12, 2019. "While he was growing up in a Conservative Jewish family in Morristown, and attending what was then Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union in West Orange (now the Golda Och Academy), few would have suspected that Joshua Weinstein would become heavily entrenched in the chasidic communities of Brooklyn."</ref>
* [[George Theodore Werts]] (1846–1910), [[List of Governors of New Jersey|28th]] [[Governor of New Jersey]], 1893–1896; Mayor of Morristown 1886–1892<ref>[http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=42fe2a7b22e89010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD New Jersey Governor George Theodore Werts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185515/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=42fe2a7b22e89010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD |date=September 27, 2007 }}, [[National Governors Association]]. Accessed August 1, 2007.</ref>
* [[Nancy Zeltsman]] (born 1958), jazz vibraphonist<ref>[http://plaza.ufl.edu/sreeg/nancy.html Nancy Zeltsman], [[University of Florida]]. Accessed July 17, 2011. "Nancy Zeltsman was born in 1958 in Morristown, New Jersey. She studied piano starting at age five and then took up percussion when she was thirteen. She studied intensely with Ian Finkel during high school, focusing on mallet sight-reading."</ref><ref>[http://www.nancyzeltsman.com/bio.htm Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721181420/http://www.nancyzeltsman.com/bio.htm |date=July 21, 2006 }}, Nancy Zeltsman. Accessed November 23, 2008.</ref>
* [[Liv Morgan]] (born 1994), professional wrestler and multi-time champion in the [[WWE]].
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