HistoryTourismTravel Orchard Street Cemetery Joins Interactive StoryMap

Orchard Street Cemetery Joins Interactive StoryMap

In honor of Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, the Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation acknowledged last year’s launch of an interactive ArcGIS StoryMap© of Morris County cemeteries with a trip to the Orchard Street Cemetery and Gatehouse in Dover. The Orchard Street Cemetery Gatehouse, built around 1875, is the latest historical site to benefit from the…

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Arts & CultureCommunityEconomic DevelopmentTourism Morris County Proclaims October Arts & Humanities Month

Morris County Proclaims October Arts & Humanities Month

The Morris County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed October 2024 “Arts and Humanities Month” today during a work session meeting in Morristown. Commissioner Director Christine Myers presented the framed proclamation to Tom Werder, Executive Director of Morris Arts, who was joined by colleagues from Morris Arts, Allison Larena, President & CEO of Morris Performing Arts Center (MPAC); Tom Loughman, Executive…

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CommunityHistoryTourism Plaque Dedicated at Historic Friends Meeting House in Randolph

Plaque Dedicated at Historic Friends Meeting House in Randolph

Morris County Commissioners, Randolph municipal officials, and members of the Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association gathered this past weekend at the Historic Randolph Friends Meeting House for a Morris County Historic Preservation Trust plaque dedication ceremony. Morris County Commissioner Director Christine Myers and Deputy Director Stephen Shaw presented the black-and-bronze Morris County Historic Preservation Trust plaque to Margaret Steneck, who served as…

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