MORRISTOWN
New Jersey has several beautiful, historical, small towns among which Morristown is included. Morristown's defining feature is its green square in the center of town from which all commercial activity radiates. An initial ring of restaurants and financial offices give way to a combination of mom and pop shops and larger chains. Dotted throughout the commercial mix are a few historical buildings indicating that Morristown has always been a great place to live. The most prominent of these historical sites is the Morris County Courthouse - a placard out front proudly proclaims the Courthouse as the best example of the Federal architectural style in New Jersey.
New Jersey has several beautiful, historical, small towns among which Morristown is included. Morristown's defining feature is its green square in the center of town from which all commercial activity radiates. An initial ring of restaurants and financial offices give way to a combination of mom and pop shops and larger chains. Dotted throughout the commercial mix are a few historical buildings indicating that Morristown has always been a great place to live. The most prominent of these historical sites is the Morris County Courthouse - a placard out front proudly proclaims the Courthouse as the best example of the Federal architectural style in New Jersey.
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Ten minutes west of the Green Square is Morristown National Historic Park where the Continental Army camped TWO winters during the revolutionary war. If you time your visit right you may be able to see an encampment re-enacted where a bunch of revolutionary war enthusiasts recreate the scene from when Washington was in the area.
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Thomas Edison - Steve Jobs is often recognized as one of the best business minds of the 20th century for his role in creating three companies - Apple, Pixar, then raising Apple again from the ashes. Thomas Edison created thirty companies - two of which the first movie company and phonograph Jobs essentially copied to create his three companies. Like Jobs, Edison was primarily an enhancer of existing ideas although his greatest original thought - recording then airing voices - is unarguably the greatest invention ever and paved the way for internet connections today. Without Edison's phonograph graham bell wouldn't have been able to invent the phone.
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I'm not sure how much of the laboratory is original but it sure feels like you are stepping right into how Edison left it. To the right of the entrance is Edison's library which contains over 10,000 books. The ground floor also contains the manufacturing equipment Edison's staff used to create prototypes. A similar, smaller manufacturing area is on the second floor and lab rooms, a sketching office, and a dark room occupy the third floor. The near end of the third floor has a phonograph exhibit in a room where the first motion pictures were created. The lasting impression is that even after learning about Edison during the visit you'll want to learn even more after leaving.
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Drive to Home
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Yogi Berra
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Hot Dogs
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