Jockey Hollow, Morristown

Name: Jockey Hollow
Address: Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, 07960, United States
Telephone: +1 973-539-2016 ext. 210

#2 among attractions in Morristown

Museum, History museum, Military base

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Jockey Hollow, also known as Wick House and Wick Hall, was the traditional Wick family estate in New Jersey. Throughout the Revolutionary War, it was used by the Continental Army as its main winter encampment, and it housed the entire Continental Army during the Winter at Jockey Hollow, the harshest winter of the War, from December 1779 to June 1780. ()

Coordinates: 40°45'41"N, 74°32'33"W

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Morristown National Historical ParkMorristown 07960 United States

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+1 973-539-2016 ext. 210

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Jockey Hollow – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Morristown Green, Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown National Historical Park, Acorn Hall.

4.1 miNE
Park
Morristown Green, Morristown
104 min walk • Morristown Green, most commonly referred to as the Green, is a historical park located in the center of Morristown, New Jersey.
3.5 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Farm
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown
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4.6 miNE
Park
Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown
119 min walk • Morristown National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, consisting of four sites important during the American Revolutionary War: Jockey Hollow, the Ford Mansion, Fort Nonsense and the New Jersey Brigade Encampment site.
5 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Acorn Hall, Morristown
127 min walk • Acorn Hall is an 1853 Victorian Italianate mansion located at 68 Morris Avenue in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973, for its significance in architecture.
1.3 miSW
Garden, Park
Cross Estate Gardens, Bernardsville
33 min walk • Cross Estate Gardens, containing both formal and native plant gardens, is located at 61 Jockey Hollow Road, Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey. It is on the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site of the Morristown National Historical Park. The property was acquired in 1975 by the National Park Service.
4.1 miNE
Church
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown
105 min walk • The First Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a historic churchyard cemetery in Morristown, New Jersey, United States.
3.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Nonsense, Morristown
92 min walk • Fort Nonsense is one of four sites comprising the Morristown National Historical Park, in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Two other sites in Morris County are the Ford Mansion and Jockey Hollow. The fourth is the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site in Bernardsville, Somerset County.
4.3 miE
Park
Loantaka Brook Reservation, Morristown
110 min walk • The Loantaka Brook Reservation is a nature reserve and public park in the American state of New Jersey in Morris County. It consists of five miles of nature trails for jogging, hiking, and biking.
3.8 miNE
40°47'32"N • 74°28'54"W
Macculloch Hall, Morristown
98 min walk • Museum, Garden, History museum
4.1 miNE
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Concert hall
Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown
104 min walk • The Mayo Performing Arts Center is a nonprofit multi-use performing arts center located in Morristown, New Jersey, United States.
4.6 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Ford Mansion, Morristown
119 min walk • Located in Morristown, New Jersey, US, the Ford Mansion is a classic 18th-century American home built by Jacob Ford, Jr. in 1774 and now owned by the National Park Service as a part of the Morristown National Historical Park.