Historic Hill Top Church in Mendham
Hilltop Presbyterian Church was founded in 1738. The present building was dedicated in April of 1860 and cost a grand total of $9583. In October of 1776, when the British were in possession of New York and Long Island, the Presbytery of New York met in Hilltop sanctuary. In the winter of 1777, with Washington's Revolutionary Army encamped at Jockey Hollow, the church was pressed into service as a smallpox hospital. Twenty-seven soldiers died here, and are buried in a common grave in the cemetery behind the church.
Historic Hill Top Church in Mendham
Hilltop Presbyterian Church was founded in 1738. The present building was dedicated in April of 1860 and cost a grand total of $9583. In October of 1776, when the British were in possession of New York and Long Island, the Presbytery of New York met in Hilltop sanctuary. In the winter of 1777, with Washington's Revolutionary Army encamped at Jockey Hollow, the church was pressed into service as a smallpox hospital. Twenty-seven soldiers died here, and are buried in a common grave in the cemetery behind the church.