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
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