Views: 9,835 The 1779-1780 Winter Encampment at Jockey HollowThe Story of the Hospital at Basking Ridge Weather conditions when the army arrived at Morristown in 1779 were just a prelude of what was yet to come, as the elements attacked Washington’s winter camp with terrible severity. As things turned out, the winter of 1779/80 proved … Continue reading History Dig: The Army Hospital was in Basking Ridge and NOT Jockey Hollow