Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the sites of General Washington and the Continental army's winter encampment of December 1779 to June 1780, where they survived through what would be the coldest winter on record. - NPS
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1777/02/00 | Continental Army | George Washington orders smallpox inoculations for all Continental Army troops in Morristown. | ||||
| 1777/02/00 | Dr Jabez Campfield | American Surgeon | George Washington orders smallpox inoculations for all Continental Army troops in Morristown. | |||
| 1777/02/06 | George Washington | American Commander in Chief | Finding the Small pox to be spreading much and fearing that no precaution can prevent it from running through the whole of our Army, I have determined that the troops shall be inoculated. - Washington letter to Dr William Shippen | Smallpox Vaccine | ||
| 1779/12/09 | Maj Gen Nathanael Greene | American Commander | With the British in New York, GW is "obligd to canton the American Army in on both sides of the North River, and the diminution of our strength from the expiring enlistments obligd the General to take an interior position for the greater security...." NG | |||
| 1780/01/29 | Nathaniel Ray Greene | Born | Catharine Littlefield Greene, wife of Nathanael Greene, give birth to a son, Nathaniel Ray Greene, at the Winter Quarters of the American Army at Morristown, New Jersey. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Dr Jabez Campfield House |
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| Ford Mansion, Morristown | ||
| Fort Nonsense, Morristown | ||
| Jockey Hollow Encampment Area, NJ | ||
| New Jersey Brigade Encampment Area, NJ |
| Particulars for Morristown National Historical Park: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Historic Use | Camp |
| Other Description | Cape Cod |
| Cultural Affiliation | Colonial American |
| Owner | Federal |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Historic and non-aboriginal |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Sight Category | Site |
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