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Washington's Headquarters Museum

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About This Place

The Ford Mansion served as Washington's headquarters during the Hard Winter of 1779-80. The adjacent museum houses one of the finest collections of Revolutionary War artifacts in the country, including weapons, documents, and personal items of Continental Army soldiers.

Revolutionary Significance

Washington chose the Ford Mansion for its size and location. From here he managed the crisis of the Hard Winter — desertions, supply failures, and near-starvation of his troops at nearby Jockey Hollow.

Location

230 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960

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Events at This Location

  1. 1777

    Continental Army Arrives in Morristown

    George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Colonel Jacob Ford Jr.

  2. 1777

    First Winter Encampment at Morristown

    Nathanael Greene, Colonel Jacob Ford Jr., Theodosia Ford

  3. 1777

    Washington Establishes Headquarters at Ford Mansion

    George Washington, Theodosia Ford, Alexander Hamilton

  4. 1777

    Morristown Intelligence Network Operations

    George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Martha Washington

  5. 1777

    Continental Army Smallpox Inoculation Program

    Dr. John Cochran, George Washington, Martha Washington

  6. 1777

    Construction of Fort Nonsense

    George Washington, Martha Washington

  7. 1777

    Continental Army Departs Morristown (First Encampment)

    George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Martha Washington

  8. 1779

    Continental Army Returns to Morristown for Second Encampment

    George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

  9. 1779

    The Hard Winter: Second Encampment at Morristown

    Nathanael Greene, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Temperance "Tempe" Wick

  10. 1779

    Soldier Hut Construction at Jockey Hollow

    George Washington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Martha Washington

  11. 1779

    Martha Washington Arrives at Morristown

    Martha Washington, George Washington, Theodosia Ford

  12. 1780

    Supply Crisis and Starvation at Jockey Hollow

    George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Joseph Plumb Martin

  13. 1780

    Great Snowstorms of January 1780

    Joseph Plumb Martin, Nathanael Greene

  14. 1780

    Alexander Hamilton Courts Elizabeth Schuyler

    Alexander Hamilton, Martha Washington, George Washington

  15. 1780

    Continental Currency Collapse

    Nathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington

  16. 1780

    Continental Army Departs Morristown (Second Encampment)

    George Washington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Anthony Wayne

  17. 1780

  18. 1780

    Battle of Springfield

    George Washington, Nathanael Greene

  19. 1780

    Benedict Arnold's Treason Discovered

    Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Martha Washington

  20. 1781

    Pennsylvania Line Mutiny

    Anthony Wayne, Temperance "Tempe" Wick, George Washington

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