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Fort Nonsense (Morristown, New Jersey)

1777 establishments in New JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War fortsForts in New JerseyHistoric district contributing properties in Morris County, New JerseyMorristown, New Jersey
Morristown National Historical ParkNRHP infobox with nocatNational Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New JerseyParks in Morris County, New Jersey
Fort Nonsense Morristown NJ
Fort Nonsense Morristown NJ

Fort Nonsense is one of four sites comprising the Morristown National Historical Park, in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Two other sites in Morris County are the Ford Mansion and Jockey Hollow. The fourth is the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site in Bernardsville, Somerset County. Fort Nonsense occupies a high hilltop overlooking Morristown, and is believed to have been the site of a signal fire or smoke signal, along with earthworks. It was originally built at the order of General George Washington in 1777 for use during the American Revolutionary War that began in 1775 and was ended in 1783 by the Treaty of Paris.

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Fort Nonsense (Morristown, New Jersey)
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