Morris County Proposes $4.4 Million In Historical Site Grants

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J.—The Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review has recommended $4.4 million in grants to help protect historic sites in 18 Morris County towns. The recommendations were presented to the county Board of Freeholders on July 27. The voter-approved grants would come from the Morris County Open Space, Farmland, Floodplain Protection and Historic Preservation Trust Fund and would protect 28 historical sites throughout the county.

“This voter-approved grant program allows us preserve and better understand Morris County’s history, and it maintains important links to our past, ’’ said Morris County Freeholder Stephen Shaw in a press release.

Some of the projects highlighted in the proposal include the renovation of the historical Speedwell Waterwheel in Morristown ($311,329), stabilization of the Stone Arch Bridge in Boonton ($320,000), renovation of the Lake Hopatcong train station ($331,362) and the purchase of the Morristown Post Office building ($480,000).

Recommended projects are also located in Chatham Township, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Hanover, Kinnelon, Madison, Mendham, Mount Arlington, Mount Olive, Netcong, Parsippany, Randolph, Rockaway Township, Roxbury, and Washington Township. Final decisions on the grants will be made at the Board of Chosen Freeholders public meeting on Aug. 12 via Webex.