1954 Map of Mendham

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Morristown National Historical Park anchors the southern portion of this Morris County landscape, preserving the terrain where Revolutionary War troops wintered. The mid-century map reveals a concentration of institutional and religious properties, from the massive Greystone Park State Hospital in the northeast to the numerous convents and private academies such as Delbarton Sch and the Sisters of the Good Shepherd Convent. Between the growing boroughs of Mendham and Dover, the township of Randolph displays a mix of emerging suburban residential pockets and larger holdings like the Mortimer L Schiff Boy Scout Reservation. Water resources are central to the area's development, evidenced by the Clyde Potts Reservoir and Shongum Lake, which provided both utility and recreation for the surrounding communities during this period of post-war expansion.