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Obadiah La Tourette
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Obadiah La Tourette
The Long Valley Mill

The building looms over the bustling Route 24, once called Chester Pike, just east of Long Valley center. At once, upon seeing it, you know that the mill holds a thousand stories and probably a thousand more secrets in its ancient timbers.

Aerial View of Long Valley
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Aerial View of
Long Valley in Fall

In the rolling hills of Morris County, Washington Twp is noted for preserved farmland and historic buildings. Washington Township was incorporated as a township on April 2, 1798, from portions of Roxbury Township.

5K Turkey Trot
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Turkey Trot 2017
in Long Valley

The WMC Memorial 5K Turkey Trot is a community event being held to continue the tradition of the WMC Memorial Race started 12 years ago in memory of Kyleigh D’Alessio and Tanner Birch.

Police Honor Guard 2018
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Police Honor Guard 2018
Washington Township Police Department

The mission of the Washington Township Police Department to protect life and property, enforce the law in a fair and impartial manner, and to preserve the peace, order, and safety of the community we serve.

Memorial Day Ceremony
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Memorial Day Ceremony
Rock Spring Park in 2016

Washington Township held its annual Memorial Day Ceremony to salute our brave servicemen and servicewomen who have given so much for our country at the Veterans Memorial Site at Rock Spring Park.

Shade Tree Link

Shade Tree Inquires

If you have a qustion about a shade tree, or would like to report a problem with a shade tree, please fill out the Shade Tree Form and return to the Washington Township Municipal Building. 

Resources

Morris County Shade Tree Management

W. Hanover Ave.,
Morris Township
(973) 285-2928

Protects and cares for trees and ornamental plant life along the rights-of-way of the country road system. Operates a leaf mulch program and nursery to provide trees for roadside planting. Provides consultation to municipalities and non-profit groups.

Public Gardens & Arboretums

Branch Brook Park

Mill Street Entrance
Belleville, NJ

973.268.3500

Largest collection of flowering cherry trees in the world.

County College of Morris

214 Center Grove Road
Randolph, NJ

973.328.5000

Many varieties of deciduous trees including Oaks, Maples, Chinese Elm, Lindens, Japanese Snowbell, Larch.

Duke Farms

80 Route 206 South
Hillsborough, NJ

908.722.3700 or 908.243.3627

Large collection of 100 and 200 year old trees; State Champion trees Amur Cork Tree, Red Oak, Sycamore, Burr Oak, 9 species of Elm trees, Weeping Beech, Gingko, Norway spruce grove.

Florence and Robert Zuck Arboretum

Drew University
Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ

973.408.3358

Many native trees including White Oak, Black Oak, American Beech and Sugar Maples.

Frank G. Helyar Woods

Rutgers University/Cook College Campus
Ryders Lane
New Brunswick NJ

732.932.9271

Pine tree grove, Christmas tree plantation. Over 45 different species of trees native to both upland and bottomland sites.

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

53 East Hanover Avenue
Morristown, NJ

973.326.7600

Witchhazels, magnolias, dogwoods, Japanese maples. Many lesser known trees. A superb Stewartia. Native trees. Evergreens .Blue Atlas Cedar, Japanese Umbrella Pine and Arizona Blue Cypress.

Grounds for Sculpture

18 Fairgrounds Road
Hamilton, NJ

609.586.0616

Crabapples, dogwoods, redbuds, cherries, plus many lesser known varieties.

Prospect Gardens

Princeton University Campus
Off Washington Road
Princeton, NJ

732.932.9271

American Beech, European Beech, Tulip Tree, Dawn Redwood, Gingko, Himalayan Pine. Many native trees.

Rutgers Display Gardens

Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ

609.258.3000

One of the largest collections of American hollies in the world, small tree and shade tree collections birch, Japanese maple, small magnolia, crabapples.

Skylands

Ringwood State Park
Morris Road off Sloatsburg Rd
Ringwood, NJ

973.962.9534

New Jersey’s official Botanical Garden. Crabapples, Horse Chestnuts, Magnolias. Copper beeches. Evergreens– Blue Atlas Cedar, Japanese Umbrella Pine

Willowwood Arboretum

Longview Road
Chester Township, NJ

973.326.7600

Many unusual species, including a superb Dawn Redwood. Gingko. Japanese maples. Collections of magnolias, cherries, dogwoods, willows. Oaks from all over the world.

Our Location

43 Schooley's Mountain Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853
Phone: 908-876-3315
Fax: 908-876-5138

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