Morris’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Morris. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Morris Township was originally formed as of March 25, 1740. The township was named for Lewis Morris, colonial governor of New Jersey.
Portions of the township were taken on December 24, 1740, to form Roxbury Township and on March 29, 1749, to form Mendham Township. Morris Township was incorporated as a township by the Township Act of 1798 by the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as part of the state's initial group of 104 townships.
Portions of the township were later taken to create Chatham Township (February 12, 1806), Morristown (April 6, 1865, fully independent in 1895) and Passaic Township (on March 23, 1866, now Long Hill Township).
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Morris’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Morris’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMorris Canal, near Morris, 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Morris
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Morris, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Morris Canal, near Morris (1911) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.