Henry Wick’s prosperous 1,400-acre farm yielded wheat, corn, hay, rye, timber, apples for cider from its orchards, and vegetables from a kitchen garden near the house. For three winters from 1779 to 1782, parts of the Continental Army camped on Wick’s farm and the rest of Jockey Hollow, with rows of log huts and company streets lining slopes once covered by woods. During the harsh winter of 1779-1780 alone, the Continental Army consumed more than 600 acres of Wick’s trees to build shelter, cook meals, and warm chilled limbs. That winter, the Wick House served as headquarters for Major General Arthur St. Clair, commander of the Pennsylvania Line.
