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Morristown Green
A historical park located in the center of the Morristown N.J, with two and a half acres was the stage to many important historical events of its time.

History
"This historical ground dates back to early 1715, in a time when New Jersey was still a English colony under the rule of King George II and Parliment. In the winter of 1777 the Green became George Washington's first encampment. Washington stayed at Arnold's Tavern, which once stood across the Green on what is now North Park Street. In the early days of the Green the land was owned by the Morristown Presbyterian Church, but was purchased in 1816 by the trustees of the Morristown Green and have maintained it ever since. The trustees pledged that the Green would remain "a Common forever for the use and enjoyment of the public." and by the 1850s, efforts were made to revitalize the Green with tree plantings and fencing"(Chemerka). Also according to simons, "the Green was the site of the Morris County Courthouse and jail for nearly 75 years (until 1827) and was the stage for many penal activities, including the incarceration of Tories and Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary period."

Landscape
The Green has won some awards, "Dewberry a well recognized civil, landscape architecture, environmental services and construction engineering, received an Excellence Award in the Public Space category from Downtown New Jersey for the renovation he did on the Morristown Green. The DNJ recognized Dewberry’s Morristown Green Renovation on its success in addressing the their criteria: (1) Preserving and enhancing the character of the downtown environment (2) Contributing to the economic vitality of the downtown district (3) Generating pride in the community (4) Drawing people to the area (5) Demonstrating a coordinated effort by various segments of the community (6) Improving the streetscape or visual appearance of the business district The Morristown Green is on the National Register of Historic Sites and is in the center of the Morristown Historic District"(Wenistein). People all throughout Morristown know about the Greens beauty. It has become a place where some have even prepose, because of shear beauty of the Green, but the Green is not only beautiful during the spring and summer seasons. In the autum season the many trees of the Green turn into there golden and brown colors and the Green becomes a winter wonder land in the winter months when it is covered in snow. Snowflakes are put up on each lightpost to further bring out the winter wonderland feel of the green.

Activites
The Green hold many differnt activities all through out the year, but their most prominent event is the festival on the green. "The festival on the green is an open-air event where businesses and orginizations come together to share their resources and have a huge block party." A few other event that the Green include the Christmas festival, the Moonlight movies in Morristown, and multiple blood drives. The Green is also used to let the community gather and voice their opinion, as they did at the tea party.