Mini Lesson: The Changing Shape of Morristown

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Closely examine the three Morristown maps and answer the follow:

• Q What evidence in these maps suggests why they were drawn?
  
  
• Q What do these maps reveal about Morristown, New Jersey and the surrounding areas?
  
  
• Q When studied together, what do these maps suggest about the people living in this municipality?

National History Standards
Era 9- Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
Standard 1- The economic boom and social transformation of postwar United States

Era 10- Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Standard 2- Economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States

Images Cited:
Morristown Quadrangle Map. 1954. Maps and Cartography Division, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. Record Group: 57

Morristown Quadrangle Map. 1970. Maps and Cartography Division, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. Record Group: 57

Morristown Quadrangle Map. 1981. Maps and Cartography Division, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. Record Group: 57


ML1: The Changing Shape of Morristown

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