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Morristown (City and countyseat of Morris)

a city and countyseat of Morris co., N. J.; on the Lackawanna and the Morristown and Erie railroads; 31 miles W. of New York. It is a favorite residence suburb of New York. The city is built on elevated ground about 500 feet above sea-level, and is surrounded by beautiful ranges of hills. Here are the remains of Fort Nonsense, built by Washington's troops and now marked with a memorial monument, the building occupied by Washington as his headquarters, which is filled with relics of the Revolutionary period, All Souls' Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Morris Academy, Dana Seminary, public library, gas and electric light plants, State and National banks, etc. Four miles distant, on Morris Plains, is the State Lunatic Asylum, one of the most complete institutions of its kind in the world. The city has manufactures of hosiery, wire, iron, etc. Pop. (1910) 12,507; (1920) 12,548.