About This Place
A preserved 1750s farmhouse within Jockey Hollow, home of the Wick family during the Revolution. Major General Arthur St. Clair used it as his headquarters during the 1779-80 encampment. The house is associated with the legend of Tempe Wick hiding her horse from mutinous soldiers.
Revolutionary Significance
The Wick family's experience represents the broader impact of military encampment on local civilians, who had to share their resources, endure requisitions, and navigate the tensions between supporting the cause and protecting their own livelihoods.
Location
Jockey Hollow Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Events at This Location
1777
Continental Army Arrives in MorristownGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene, Colonel Jacob Ford Jr.
1777
First Winter Encampment at MorristownNathanael Greene, Colonel Jacob Ford Jr., Theodosia Ford
1777
Washington Establishes Headquarters at Ford MansionGeorge Washington, Theodosia Ford, Alexander Hamilton
1777
Morristown Intelligence Network OperationsGeorge Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Martha Washington
1777
Continental Army Smallpox Inoculation ProgramDr. John Cochran, George Washington, Martha Washington
1777
Construction of Fort NonsenseGeorge Washington, Martha Washington
1777
Continental Army Departs Morristown (First Encampment)George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Martha Washington
1779
Continental Army Returns to Morristown for Second EncampmentGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1779
The Hard Winter: Second Encampment at MorristownNathanael Greene, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Temperance "Tempe" Wick
1779
Soldier Hut Construction at Jockey HollowGeorge Washington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Martha Washington
1779
Martha Washington Arrives at MorristownMartha Washington, George Washington, Theodosia Ford
1780
Supply Crisis and Starvation at Jockey HollowGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene, Joseph Plumb Martin
1780
Great Snowstorms of January 1780Joseph Plumb Martin, Nathanael Greene
1780
Alexander Hamilton Courts Elizabeth SchuylerAlexander Hamilton, Martha Washington, George Washington
1780
Continental Currency CollapseNathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington
1780
Continental Army Departs Morristown (Second Encampment)George Washington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Anthony Wayne
1780
Knyphausen Raids Connecticut FarmsGeorge Washington
1780
Battle of SpringfieldGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene
1780
Benedict Arnold's Treason DiscoveredAlexander Hamilton, George Washington, Martha Washington
1781
Pennsylvania Line MutinyAnthony Wayne, Temperance "Tempe" Wick, George Washington