Published on October 18, 2023
Join Peter Zablocki at the library on Saturday, October 21st at 2:00pm for a special presentation on the Morristown Ghost Hoax.
The saga of the Morristown ghost has been told around campfires and dinner tables in Morris County for generations. Local legend claimed that British Loyalists secretly buried stolen treasure on Schooley's Mountain during the Revolutionary War. Later in 1788, a former school teacher from Connecticut convinced local prominent Morristown families that a ghost was protecting the treasure and that only he alone could exorcise it. Little did they know that an elaborate plan was in place to extort large sums of money from unsuspecting local elite. While the tale has been recounted in various sensational pamphlets and publications ever since. Local author Peter Zablocki will separate fact from fiction as he discusses his book, The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax: The Search for Lost Revolutionary War Treasure.
For questions or concerns please contact the Reference Department at (973) 285-6969 or by email at ref@co.morris.nj.us