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Morristown, New Jersey
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| Morristown has been making history ever since Gen. | Can I make the Morristown reservation by phone? We |
| George Washington chose it for his winter encampment | would be happy to help you make any Morristown hotel |
| during the Revolutionary War. Two brutal winters there | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free number |
| came close to causing mass desertion among the troops, | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through |
| but following the patriots' victory, the campsite became the | Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| nation's first historic park. Today, Morristown National | |
| Historic Park has a range of displays commemorating the | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| Revolutionary War events. The museum at the park | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| headquarters has a film about the terrible winter of 1779-80, | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| plus artifacts and art. Fort Nonsense, in the park, is an | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| earthwork fort built in 1779. The Ford Mansion (the home | personal and credit card information. |
| Washington used as his command post) is also part of the | |
| historic park but is located across town, off Highway 287. | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| Jockey Hollow has re-created soldiers' huts. | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| Also in the Morristown area is Speedwell, the preserved | information page, if this is import to you. |
| remains of an ironworks (and the owner's mansion) from the | |
| 1800s. It was in Speedwell that the first telegraph was | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| demonstrated. The MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum in | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| Morristown is filled with decorative art from the 1700s and | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| 1800s (look for the collection of drawings by political | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| cartoonist Thomas Nast). We also recommend a stop at | number. |
| the Morris Museum: Its temporary exhibits are excellent call | |
| ahead to see what will be showing. The Great Swamp | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| National Wildlife Refuge, an 8,000-acre/3,240-hectare | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| wetland, is nearby. It's a marsh with foxes, muskrats and | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| hundreds of species of birds. | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
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| West of Morristown is the Fosterfields Living Historical | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| Farm, which re-creates life on a farm in the late 1800s. Also | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| to the west is Far Hills, a sylvan residential area with many | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| large estates. This is horse and hunt country, as well as the | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| home of the United States Golf Association Golf House, a | property "Detail" pages. |
| museum housed in a mansion and filled with golf | |
| memorabilia, equipment, paintings and exhibits. Morristown | |
| is 20 mi/32 km west of Newark. | |
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