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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGXR_on-the-line_Morristown-NJ.html
Between here and the British army in New York City lay a land of divided loyalty. Washington kept several brigades patrolling out there "on the line." The soldiers never knew who was Patriot and who was Tory. And mistakes could be fatal.
The Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGXQ_the-connecticut-line_Morristown-NJ.html
The Connecticut Line camped here until February when Washington sent them to guard against British raids near Staten Island. When they returned to Jockey Hollow in May, they moved into huts of the Maryland Brigades, which had just gone south.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCW1_loantaka-trail_Morristown-NJ.html
The Morris County Park Commission dedicates this recreation trail to the greater environmental enjoyment of its citizens. Made possible by the generous donation of lands by Dr. and Mrs. Adrian T. Platt and Family.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBYA_morris-township-veterans-monument_Morristown-NJ.html
Dedicated to the Members of the Armed Services,The Sung and the Unsung, The Known and the Unknown,The Returned and the Remaining,Beloved Heroes AllWhoIn Latitudes and LongitudesNear and Remote, In TimesRecent and Distant, DidAnswer The Call To Dut…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBY9_morris-township-9-11-memorial_Morristown-NJ.html
To commemorate Morris Township Citizens Lost in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBY8_the-silver-brook-gateway_Morristown-NJ.html
This 15 acre property was purchased by Harding Township and the Harding Land Trust in 2003 in partnership with the Morris County Open Space Preservation Trust and the State of New Jersey Green Acres program. It is a key link in the Silver Brook en…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBY6_frelinghuysen-fields_Morristown-NJ.html
Farmed for centuries, these fields have remained a cherished Harding vista while much open cropland disappeared. In 1999, Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen conveyed to the Harding Land Trust nearly 100 acres of open fields on both sides of James Street th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7TA_the-second-maryland-brigade_Morristown-NJ.html
Like all the brigades at Jockey Hollow, the Marylanders faced shortages of supplies and provisions. Baron von Steuben, the army's inspector general, noted their condition in January 1780:
"The Cloathing is in very bad order for want of Mending.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7T7_the-first-maryland-brigade_Morristown-NJ.html
The Marylanders were ordered south in April 1780 to reinforce the garrison at Charleston, South Carolina. The New Jersey Brigade, just back from guard posts near the British lines, moved into the Maryland huts for the next three weeks.
The Jers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7OK_the-old-camp-road_Morristown-NJ.html
When the population of Jockey Hollow jumped from two or three farmers to 10,000 soldiers, the army had to build some roads. This is one of them, running between two pre-Revolutionary roads; the Jockey Hollow Road and the Basking Ridge Road.
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