Hilltop Church & Cemetery
20 Hilltop Road, Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, 07945, United States
Description
Hilltop Church & Cemetery
In 1777, while General Washington and the Continental Army were seven miles away, many soldiers contracted smallpox. Patients were taken into the Hilltop church which served as a makeshift hospital. Twenty-seven soldiers died while in the church and buried in a communal grave in the churchyard.
Listing Overview
Hilltop Church & Cemetery
In 1777, while General Washington and the Continental Army were seven miles away, many soldiers contracted smallpox. Patients were taken into the Hilltop church which served as a makeshift hospital. Twenty-seven soldiers died while in the church and buried in a communal grave in the churchyard.
Address
20 Hilltop Road, Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, 07945, United States
Location
20 Hilltop Road, Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, 07945, United States
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