Morristown National Historical Park natural resource condition assessment
Wagner R, Cole CA, Brittingham MC, Ferreri CP, Gorenflo L, Kaye M, Orland B, Tamminga K. 2014. Morristown National Historical Park natural resource condition assessment. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NERO/NRR—2014//869. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Morristown National Historical Park, the first historical park in the national park system, was established on March 2, 1933. The 1,711acre (692 ha) park is approximately 30 miles (48 km) west of New York City and situated mostly in Morris County, New Jersey near the town of Morristown, with a small portion located in Somerset County. The park is distributed across four geographically separate units which are historically connected to the Revolutionary War: Washington’s Headquarters, Fort Nonsense Unit, New Jersey Brigade Area and Jockey Hollow Encampment Area. The park’s mission includes preserving the lands and features associated with the winter encampments of the Continental Army during the War for Independence, specifically commemorating the site General George Washington used as a winter encampment in 1779-1780. Morristown National Historical Park’s (abbreviated as MORR in this report) purpose has been designated as follows: Morristown National Historical Park preserves, protects and maintains the landscapes, structures, features, archeological resources, and collections of the Continental Army winter encampments, the headquarters of General George Washington, and related Revolutionary War sties at Morristown for the benefit and inspiration of the public. The park interprets the history and subsequent commemoration of these encampments and the extraordinary fortitude of the officers and enlisted men under Washington’s leadership (from NPS 2003a). The cultural aspects of MORR are well documented but the natural resources that comprise the park are less well known. The preservation of the natural environment, viewshed and historic structures within all units composing MORR is vital in order to sustain the park’s culturally driven purpose. It is the purpose of this report to gather the known data on MORR’s natural resources and provide a sound and scientifically driven assessment of the conditions of those resources.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wagner, Rebecca; Cole, Charles; Brittingham, Margaret; Ferreri, C.; Gorenflo, Larry; Kaye, Margot; Orland, Brian; Tamminga, Ken
- Date of Issue
- 2014-10
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- MORR , NERO , NETN , NRSS
- Keywords
- Condition assessment, MORR, Morristown National Historical Park, Natural Resources, NERO, NETN, Northeast Region, Northeast Temperature Network, NRCA, Reference conditions, threshold values, Vital Signs