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Morristown National Historical Park To Reopen Facilities July 2

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By NPT Staff - June 19th, 2021

The facilities at Morristown National Historical Park will reopen on July 2/NPS file

Facilities at Morristown National Historical Park in central New Jersey will reopen to the public on July 2, though there will be limited occupancy levels and one-way visitor traffic flows.

It was at Morristown, just a short distance from New York City, that Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army hunkered down in a place called Jockey Hollow for a long, cold, harsh winter (1778-79) of monitoring the British troops across the Hudson River in New York City.

You can get a sense of that encampment by visiting the historical park. Reopening on July 2 will be the Jockey Hollow Visitor Center, Ford Mansion, and Washington's Headquarters Museum. The buildings will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 

Several areas within these visitor facilities will remain closed in the interest of public health. The second floor of the Ford Mansion will be closed. However, visitors will be able to walk through the first floor and experience the rooms that are viewable from there. In the Washington's Headquarters Museum, touchscreens in the military gallery will remain turned off, and the Discover History Center and park orientation film mini theater will remain closed. The park’s orientation film will be available to view in the museum’s larger auditorium.



The museum retail stores at both the Jockey Hollow Visitor Center and the Washington’s Headquarters Museum also will re-open on July 2.

Occupancy levels will be enforced by staff and volunteers and signed at each building. One-way visitor traffic flow will be instituted within the buildings, and benches and other seating will be removed to discourage congregating and promote social distancing in the buildings.

“While adhering to COVID-19 precautions as outlined by the CDC, we are very happy to again welcome visitors inside our museum and visitor buildings. Our park rangers and volunteers look forward to interacting with visitors and to sharing meaningful experiences at these sites. In addition, visitors can now use the NPS app to explore the park and have useful touring information at their fingertips,” said Morristown Superintendent Tom Ross.

Consistent with CDC recommendations, people who are not fully vaccinated (have received only one vaccine shot or who are within the 14-day window after their second shot or first shot if they have received the one dose vaccine) must continue to wear masks indoors and in crowded outdoor spaces

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