Every now and then it’s good to be reminded how good we have it.
This weekend, April 20-21, 2013, is one of those times.
Re-enactors will pitch their tents and polish their bayonets at Jockey Hollow, re-creating the thaw after the Hard Winter of 1779-80.
History truly comes alive at this annual encampment. It’s family friendly, and its free. Immerse yourself for a few hours…and then be thankful you are going home to a supper that you didn’t have to personally shoot, and a warm, dry bed that’s not made of straw.
Here are more details from our friends at the Morristown National Historical Park:
Jockey Hollow Re-Enactment Weekend
The Continental Army encampment comes to life!
Join us the weekend of April 20th and 21st as soldiers, their wives and their children return to Jockey Hollow for our Encampment Weekend. It’s an event full of activities for the whole family.
Events throughout the weekend will let you discover the life of a soldier the Spring of 1780 in Jockey Hollow. Throughout the encampment site you will be able to experience many parts of camp life. See cooking demonstrations, or participate in our Kid’s Drill, where the whole family can learn to be colonial soldiers.
At least 13 re-enactor regiments will demonstrate various Revolutionary War military tactics and maneuvers throughout the weekend, including musket and artillery firing.
All activities are free!
For additional information call 973-539-2016 ext. 210 or visit www.nps.gov/morr
GPS Address: 580 Tempe Wick Road, Morristown, NJ 07980
Encampment Schedule
- 9 am: Camp Opens: The Continental Army resumes their encampment of Jockey Hollow. Come and meet the soldiers and camp followers as they drill, prepare food and talk about how they survived the “Hard Winter.”
- 10:30 am to Noon: Ongoing Activities: Experience games played by children during the Revolution at the Wick House and 18th Century traveling Blacksmith in the Soldiers Camp.
- 10:30 am: Military Drill and Demonstration: Hear the crack of the musket as soldiers demonstrate infantry maneuvers of the Revolutionary War.
- 11 am: Children’s Drill: Kids can become new recruits and try their hands at the musket drill under the watchful eye of the drill sergeant at the Wick House.
- 1 pm to 5 pm: Ongoing Activities: Experience games played by children during the Revolution at the Wick House and 18th Century traveling Blacksmith in the Soldiers Camp.
- 1:30 pm: Military Drill Demonstration: Hear the crack of the musket as soldiers demonstrate infantry maneuvers of the Revolutionary War.
- 2 pm: Children’s Drill: Kids can become new recruits and try their hands at the musket drill under the watchful eye of the drill sergeant at the Wick House.
- 3 pm: Military Drill Demonstration: Hear the crack of the musket as soldiers demonstrate infantry maneuvers of the Revolutionary War.
- 3:45 pm: Children’s Drill: Kids can become new recruits and try their hands at the musket drill under the watchful eye of the drill sergeant at the Wick House.
- 5 pm: Camp Closes: Thank you for joining us in celebration of Encampment Weekend 2013
About the National Park Service.
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 395 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.
About Morristown NHP:
Morristown National Historical Park was established on March 2, 1933 as the nation’s first designated “National Historical Park”. The National Park Service at Morristown National Historical Park preserves, protects and maintains the landscapes, structures, features, archeological resources and collections of the Continental Army winter encampments, the headquarters of General George Washington, and related Revolutionary War sites at Morristown for the benefit and inspiration of the public. The park interprets the history and subsequent commemoration of these encampments and the extraordinary fortitude of the officers and enlisted men under Washington’s leadership. Learn more at www.nps.gov/morr
Location Addresses:
Washington’s Headquarters Museum
30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
Jockey Hollow and the Wick House:
Entrance to the park is located on Tempe Wick Road in Morristown, NJ. Approximate GPS address is 580 Tempe Wick Road.
