Last updated: December 11, 2021
Place
Jockey Hollow Cemetery Monument
NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
Jockey Hollow, NJ
Significance:
Historic marker
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. The other monuments in this series commemorated the Life Guard Camp, The Artillery Park, and The New York Brigade.
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. The other monuments in this series commemorated the Life Guard Camp, The Artillery Park, and The New York Brigade.