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One of the on going presentations of this museum is the folk art of the various residents of New Jersey. This one features the folk art of Russia, from beautiful to nesting dolls.
ON March 10 1780Lafayette arrives at Morristown Headquarters and greets Washington with the King's message. The French Expeditionary Force will arrive in America with more than 6,000 elite troops, artillery pieces, munitions, ships and money. Lieutenant General the Count de Rochambeau will command the troops. Washington is elated as his morale soars. He credits Lafayette with the help that will turn the tide of the war toward an American victory.
Martha Washington used their bedroom as a sitting room during the winter and spring of 1780. The 18th Century American Chippendale style is well represented in the mirror and side chairs used by Mrs. Washington during her stay in Morristown
During Washington's time away from the Dey Mansion Major, General Bendict Arnold's treason became evident and his accomplice Major John Andre was hanged in Tappan, New York on October 2nd. Fearing that the British commander Sir Henry Clinton would seek revenge, Washington moved his army once again to the Preakness Valley's Dey Mansion, and arrived on October 8, 1780. He stayed there until November 27, 1780 when he moved his headquarters and a portion of his army to Morristown, New Jersey.
Ocean Grove was founded in 1869 as an outgrowth of the camp meeting movement in the United States, when a group of Methodist clergymen formed the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to develop and operate a summer camp meeting site on the New Jersey seashore
Located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City waterfront Liberty Landing offers boat owners the opportunity to dock the boats at a marina on the Hudson River
Evergreen Farm is a small private boarding and breeding facility located in Livingston, NJ. This facility specializes in the breeding of Miniature Horses.
Original gristmill circa 1788. Owned by Elias Howell. Present gristmill built 1826 by Nathan Cooper. Only surviving structure of the industrial community, Milltown
One of Jersey City's fine restaurants provides beautiful views of the harbor while you enjoy your dinner.
When the OAS Building was completed in 1910, it was considered the architectural wonder of its time. Ninety-three years later, the building's tropical patio, marbled staircases and galleries, and monumental halls continue to delight the thousands of tourists and diplomats who visit the elegant structure every year.
Macculloch Hall's Dining Room is the most oppulent room in the Museum featuring examples from W. Parsons Todd's extensive collection of 18th and early 19th century porcelain, crystal, and silver.
The 9/11 Memorial features two enormous waterfalls and reflecting pools, each about an acre in size, set within the footprints of the original twin towers.
A brilliant heroic-sized Venetian mosaic depicts Mary, encircled by 12 stars, holding a globe surmounted by a cross. The Virgin stands with the serpent crushed beneath her feet. The mosaic is the design of Alexandra Kasuba, and was executed by Venetian Art Mosaics of New York.
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
At the time of its construction, St. Peters enjoyed the patronage of many millionaires. They enriched the building with contributions of stained glass windows, treasures from European churches. A metal rood screen with sliding gates surrounds the Sanctuary.
Alfred Lewis Vail was a machinist and inventor. Vail was central, with Samuel F.B. Morse, in developing and commercializing the telegraph between 1837 and 1844. There has been a minor controversy as to whether Vail or Morse invented the Morse Code.
Legend has it that back in 1679 Captain William Kidd anchored his vessel off what is now known Bradley Beach burying his treasure between two large trees on today's Brinley Avenue. Captain Kidd never reclaimed his fortune - perhaps it drifted back to sea or maybe he never buried it at all.
This is a bronze statue of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt standing before the United Nations emblem honors her dedication to the UN. It is the only presidential memorial to depict a First Lady
The Wildwoods are a group of five municipalities in Cape May County, New Jersey, all of which are situated on the Island of Five Mile Beach, a barrier island facing the Atlantic Ocean.
Together with Bay Head to the north, Mantoloking is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast
This is the most majestic monument at te Academy. It was dedicated in 1897 in memory of the officers and men of the American Army who fell in battle during the Civil War.
The Classical Revival structure forms the central section of today's layout with a three bay principal facade, portico and four Corinthian columns. Within 15 years, county government again outgrew the structure and in 1925 a seven-floor building, termed the Annex, and including a Hall of Records and County jail, was added
The gazebo at Fifth and Ocean Avenues in Bradley Beach hosts a free summer concert series in town, featuring local bands
The Twin Lights is situated 200 feet above sea level in Highlands, New Jersey. It overlooks the Shrewsbury River, Sandy Hook, Raritan Bay, New York skyline and the Atlantic Ocean.
Alexander Hamilton is said to have occupied this room while here in Morristown along with other of General Washington's staff.
We all know that Washington crossed the Delaware, but did you know that these building were his prime target. These are the Old Barracks in Trenton. It was here where the British Troops were quartered during the Revolution. Washington surprised the Hussein Troops that night. They fled into a field where they were forced to surrender.
Dover has a large Hispanic population with the largest concentrations being of Mexican, Colombian, Dominican and Puerto Rican ancestry. Hispanics have been a demographic majority since 1980, and are growing quickly. As of the 2000 Census, Dover's population was 57.9% Hispanic, making it the municipality with the fifth highest Hispanic population percentage in New Jersey and one of eight New Jersey municipalities with a Hispanic majority.
Cape May claims to be America's first seaside resort and has numerous buildings in the Late Victorian style, including the Eclectic, Stick, and Shingle styles, as well as the later Bungalow style.
Built between 1828 and 1834 this building was used to bake an enamel finish onto the hollowware, and fired in much the same way the Bakery's ovens were. After the enameling processes ceased, it is unclear what purpose the building held. By 1850, however it is believed file cutter Samuel Stokes may have resided in the structure with his family.
The historic 1758 Dover-Randolph Friends Meeting house is the oldest religious building in continuous use in Morris County, with one of the most intact eighteenth century Quaker Meeting house interiors in the United States. It is supported in part by the Friends Meetinghouse & Cemetery Association. The Meeting house is open to the public for tours on the first Sunday of each month from 1-4pm, April to November