Morristown, New Jersey - Tour Road - Jockey Hollow - Morristown National Historical Park HD (2012)

Morristown, New Jersey - Tour Road - Jockey Hollow - Morristown National Historical Park
On October 17, 1779, the Continental Army bivouacked for the winter at Jockey Hollow. Soldiers camped at this location until June, 1780, during which they endured some of the harshest conditions of the war. This was strategically sound because the elevation of Jockey Hollow was several hundred feet above the British to the east. The mountainous range also allowed revolutionary soldiers to spot British movement. In the days of horsepower, this was considered an impregnable redoubt. Another reason why the location was chosen was because the surrounding area held citizens that were sympathetic to the rebel cause. That winter was the "cruelest" of the war, including the one at Valley Forge the two years before. Twelve men often shared one of over one thousand simple huts built in Jockey Hollow to house the army. Desertions were commonplace. The entire Pennsylvania contingent successfully mutinied and later, 200 New Jersey soldiers attempted to emulate them. Several of the ringleaders of the latter were hanged.

[@matisyahup613]

I lived in bernardsville many years, and recently re-located to south carolina.
This video almost brings tears to my eyes. I am a huge runner, and this was my path.
The air quality, the view, the uphill / downhill / flat ground ratio. A runner could not ask for a more perfect place to jog. This forest is forever engraved in my mind. I miss you jockey hollow.

[@tony30772]

A very nice place

[@dmmchugh3714]

At 03:34 on the right is the mass grave for soldiers who died in that winter encampment. The stone in the center of the field has a small marker about it.

[@binapaul9975]

What a lovely area, is there a path just for walking without cars on it?