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Jockey Hollow is the name of an area in southern Morris County, New Jersey, which was farmed in the 18th century by the Wick, Guerin, and Kemble families. The origin of the name is still uncertain, but it was a farming property during the American Revolution .
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.
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.
Cross Estate Gardens, containing both formal and native plant gardens, is located at 61 Jockey Hollow Road in the borough of Bernardsville in Somerset County, New Jersey. It is part of the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site of the Morristown National Historical Park. [1] The property was acquired in 1975 by the National Park Service. [2]
During the "Hard Winter" of 1779–80, the Continental Army encamped at nearby Jockey Hollow except for the New Jersey Brigade, which encamped here.The New Jersey units were the 1st New Jersey Regiment, 2nd New Jersey Regiment, 3rd New Jersey Regiment and Spencer's Regiment.
The Continental Army, consisting of more than 10,000 soldiers, made camp on the Wick family's 1400-acre estate, Jockey Hollow, while General Arthur St. Clair and his staff rented quarters in the Wick House. [2] During the winter at Jockey Hollow, supplies for the large force put great burdens on the community.
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 30 mi (48 km) west of New York City.According to the 2020 census, the county was the state's tenth-most populous county, [3] with a population of 509,285, [4] [5] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 17,009 (+3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 492,276, [6] which in turn reflected an increase of 22,064 (+11 ...
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.