Historic Sites of the Morris County Park Commission

The Morris County Park Commission manages three historical sites at various locations, all them on the National Register of Historic Places. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm is a working farm situated on 213 acres which employs the tools, techniques, and materials of the 1920s. Originally built in built in 1826, the Cooper Gristmill at Black River County Park is one of the remaining restored water-powered mills in New Jersey. Historic Speedwell preserves the restored estate of Stephen Vail, proprietor of the Speedwell Iron Works from the early to mid-1800s, where Vail and Samuel B. Morse demonstrated the perfected telegraph in 1838. For directions and hours of each site, please visit the web site.