During the winter of 1779–1780, approximately 600 acres of timber in Wick land and about 2000 acres total in Jockey Hollow were cut down by the soldiers to be used for the construction of huts and as firewood.
In the winter of 1779-1780, soldiers felled around 600 acres of trees in Wickland and roughly 2000 acres across Jockey Hollow to build huts and gather firewood.