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Reconstructed hut at Jockey Hollow (July 2015) Soldiers had to build their own huts including surrounding trenches for drainage. The huts, made of log, were 14 by 16 feet (4.3 by 4.9 m) and 6.5 feet (2.0 m) high. Twelve men often shared one of over one thousand simple huts built in Jockey Hollow to house the army. [5]
Jockey Hollow, a few miles south of Morristown, New Jersey along Route 202 in Harding Township, was the site of a Continental Army encampment. It was from here that the entire Pennsylvania contingent mutinied and later, 200 New Jersey soldiers attempted to emulate them.
Corey Lane, Cemetery, Tempe Wick, Kennaday, Leddell, and Jockey Hollow Roads 40°45′56″N 74°33′30″W / 40.765556°N 74.558333°W / 40.765556; -74.558333 ( Tempe Wick Road–Washington Corners Historic
The Pennsylvania Line, comprising about 2,400 men, was encamped at Jockey Hollow, New Jersey, near Morristown. Conditions for the army were deplorable, as reported in letters by both General George Washington , commander of the entire Continental Army, and General Anthony Wayne , commander of the Pennsylvania Line.
The derivation of the name "Fort Nonsense" is unknown. Researchers say it does not appear in any known document before 1833. The often cited story is that Washington's original purpose for constructing the fort was to keep the American troops busy and out of trouble; however, Washington's intention is reportedly disclosed by an order in 1777, issued as he moved the Continental Army to the ...
In contrast, the British maintained a force of about 17,000 near New Brunswick, New Jersey. From the heights of the Watchung Mountains , Washington could monitor and counteract British movements. When General Howe decided to move against Philadelphia , concern over the threat by the Continental Army made him choose the safer sea route instead ...
The Turner–Chew–Carhart Farm, also known as the Jockey Hollow Farm, is a historic 57-acre (23 ha) farm located off Van Syckles Road in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey and near Clinton.
Morristown (/ ˈ m ɒr ɪ s t aʊ n /) is a town in and the county seat of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [20] Morristown has been called "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the war for independence from Great Britain.