Jockey Hollow Cemetery Monument

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-08T16:48:46Z
dc.date.available2024-11-08T16:48:46Z
dc.date.issued6/18/2024
dc.descriptionMore than one hundred Continental soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for American Liberty are buried in this cemetery. Their comrades were housed in huts along the Jockey Hollow Road. In many cases, soldiers were buried where they fell, or, as at Jockey Hollow, were placed in mass graves. Considering the hardships they endured and the uncertainties under which they served, it seems their final resting place deserves a more prominent marker and additional attention from those who visit the park. The people of Morristown seem to have understood this when they placed the marker over 80 years ago. Popular mid-19th century tradition claimed that the soldiers were buried here. This was based on second-hand information provided by someone who was not here during the American Revolution. Archaeological digs in the 1930�s & 1970�s never found any human remains here. It is now believed that there was no soldiers' cemetery. Traditionally, soldiers who died in camp were buried on their parade ground, rather than taking them to a central cemetery, in order to intentionally obscure their gravesite. At this point no human remains have been found in Jockey Hollow, but the entire park could be considered a soldiers' cemetery. This monument was dedicated on Memorial Day 1932. It was one of a series of monuments erected to promote Morristown�s Revolutionary War history and the proposed Morristown National Historical Park.
dc.descriptionOriginal file name 87 Tombstone Honoring Soldiers That died at Jockey Hollow.jpg
dc.format.extent4273 x 2848
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/141531
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dc.subjectJockey Hollow Cemetery Marker. The Wick farm
dc.subjectThe Wick House
dc.subjectWinter
dc.subjectWinter Scene
dc.subjectWinter in New Jersey
dc.subjectWinter at Jockey Hollow
dc.subjectMorristown
dc.subjectMorristown National Historical Park
dc.subjectNational Park Service
dc.subjectNPS
dc.subjectThe Wick Estate
dc.subjectThe American Revolution
dc.subjectAmerican History
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectThe Continental Army
dc.subjectGeorge Washington
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectU.S. Historic District Contributing Property
dc.subjectThe Skyland
dc.subjectWinter in the Skylines
dc.subjectNJ Skylands
dc.subjectNew Jersey Skylands
dc.subjectLakeland
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectMorris County
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleJockey Hollow Cemetery Monument

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