About This Place
The site of the Continental Army's main encampment during the Hard Winter of 1779-80. Over 10,000 soldiers built more than 1,000 log huts across this wooded landscape. Today, reconstructed huts and the outlines of original hut sites are visible along miles of hiking trails.
Revolutionary Significance
The winter of 1779-1780 brought 28 snowstorms and temperatures that froze New York Harbor solid. Soldiers at Jockey Hollow sometimes went days without food, and desertions reached alarming levels. Yet the army survived, proving its resilience.
Location
Tempe Wick Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Events at This Location
1777
George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Colonel Jacob Ford Jr.
1777
Nathanael Greene, Colonel Jacob Ford Jr., Theodosia Ford
1777
George Washington, Theodosia Ford, Alexander Hamilton
1777
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Martha Washington
1777
Dr. John Cochran, George Washington, Martha Washington
1777
George Washington, Martha Washington
1777
George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Martha Washington
1779
George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1779
Nathanael Greene, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Temperance "Tempe" Wick
1779
George Washington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Martha Washington
1779
Martha Washington, George Washington, Theodosia Ford
1780
George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Joseph Plumb Martin
1780
Joseph Plumb Martin, Nathanael Greene
1780
Alexander Hamilton, Martha Washington, George Washington
1780
Nathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington
1780
George Washington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Anthony Wayne
1780
George Washington
1780
George Washington, Nathanael Greene
1780
Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Martha Washington
1781
Anthony Wayne, Temperance "Tempe" Wick, George Washington