history
Historians Office
Town of Morristown
Debbie M. Murray
PO Box 240
604 Main Street
Morristown, NY 13664
Email: historian@townofmorristownny.org
Phone: (315) 375-6560
Fax: (315) 375-4723
Town of Morristown
Debbie M. Murray
PO Box 240
604 Main Street
Morristown, NY 13664
Email: historian@townofmorristownny.org
Phone: (315) 375-6560
Fax: (315) 375-4723
Morristown became an organized Township in March of
1821. Its economy had been based on
naval stores and Morristown was the site for a War of 1812 Battle of the
schooners the USS Julia, and the HMS Earl of Moira, on July 31, 1812. It has a beautiful stone windmill that was
erected in 1828 to grind grain. The area
on which Morristown sits was originally purchased by Alexander Macomb but later
sold to his attorney, Gouverneur Morris, a signer of the Declaration of
Independence, from whom Morristown gets
its name. The first settlers came from New Jersey and Vermont, as well as a
large group of British settlers who came in 1818. In the 1820's a large group came to settle
here from the Mohawk Valley.
One of Morristown's most significant industries was the manufacture of Dr. Morris's Indian Root Pills, a 19th century cure all. This began in April of 1867. Morristown boasted a large hotel, cheese factories, boat builders, fire extinguisher and graphite manufacturers, all of which have passed into history.
Rich farmland and the majestic St. Lawrence River have remained the two main constants throughout the history of Morristown.
One of Morristown's most significant industries was the manufacture of Dr. Morris's Indian Root Pills, a 19th century cure all. This began in April of 1867. Morristown boasted a large hotel, cheese factories, boat builders, fire extinguisher and graphite manufacturers, all of which have passed into history.
Rich farmland and the majestic St. Lawrence River have remained the two main constants throughout the history of Morristown.