Near Morristown in Belmont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Morristown
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 10, 2006
1. Morristown Marker
Platted in 1802 by John Zane and William Chapline along the old Wheeling Road. Morristown was named for Duncan Morrison, an early settler, innkeeper, and Justice of the Peace. Older than the state itself. Morristown prospered into the mid-1800s, nurtured by trade along the National Road, the first federally funded highway project in the United States. The National Road was a major overland route to the West in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Federal style brick and frame structures that remain standing today replaced the original log cabins that first made up the town. Named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Morristown is a well-preserved example of a National Road town.
Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Morristown Historic Preservation Association, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-7.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the The Historic National Road series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.
Location. 40° 3.947′ N, 81° 3.76′ W. Marker is near Morristown
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mile Marker (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Mile Marker (approx. 2.7 miles away); Welcome to the National Road (approx. 2.7 miles away); State of Ohio (approx. 2.8 miles away).
Also see . . . Historic Morristown Ohio. Morristown Historic Preservation Association website entry (Submitted on April 20, 2006.)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 10, 2006
2. Morristown Marker
U.S. 40 on the left, Old National Road to Morristown on the right.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2014
3. Morristown Marker
Descriptive stone has been placed in front of marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 10, 2006
4. Morristown
Old National Road heading east. Post office is behind the stop sign.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2014
5. Morristown Stone
located in front of Morristown marker
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1802
Morristown
National Register of Historic Places
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1802
Morristown
National Register of Historic Places
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,512 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on April 20, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
