Morristown, NY

Morristown is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The 2010 census counted 1,974 residents. The town is named after Gouverneur Morris, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and landowner in New York. Morristown is on the northwestern part of the county and contains a village also named Morristown. Morristown makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Morristown is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. The village and town are northwest of Gouverneur. The town, part of Macomb's Purchase, was first settled permanently circa 1808 on the site of the present hamlet of Morristown. One of the first battles in the War of 1812 was a naval battle in the St. Lawrence River between two warships.