|Click image to enlarge|| eorge Washington used the Ford Mansion
as his military headquarters during the bitter winter of
1779-1780. A century later preservation-minded citizens saved
the mansion from an uncertain fate. In 1873 the group bid
$25,000 at an auction and saved the old landmark. They expected
to hold the property in trust until the state of New Jersey
could acquire it as a historical site. However, the legislature
opted not to take over the house. |s a result of the
Association's efforts, the scope of the National Park Service
was broadened to include historical sites. On March 2, 1933,
President Herbert Hoover signed the legislation establishing
Morristown as the first National Historical Park.| |<_Prev
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