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Documentation of Unexplained Events Great Swamp Wilderness Area, Morris County, New Jersey
Dating back to the colonial period, there have been rumors of a specter, or presence, haunting the interior of the Great Swamp. Known historically as the Swamp Witch, the myth has been allowed to fade over the years, likely because of the unexplained and unsettling nature of events associated with it.
Coffin Rock December 6th, 1786, according to a contemporary account in the Morristown Daily Record, this is the site where six men, who were searching for a shortcut through the Great Swamp to Barton's Pub, were found with their bodies tied together at the arms and legs. Each had been disemboweled and were in an advanced state of decomposition. Strange markings had been carved into their faces and hands.
Coffin Rock in the Great Swamp near Green Village.
Strange twig figures found throughout the area where people have disappeared in the Great Swamp. Associated Press photo dated October 31, 2008.
USGS Aerial photograph of a crop circle in the Great Swamp. According to Professor Ahmed Gypsum of Zarapath, geometrically round crop circles like these are typically found in areas with a high density of paranormal phenomenon.
November 1, 2002 Three members of a local running club attempted to set a cross-country trail through the Great Swamp Wilderness Area. They set off into the interior confident that the high-tech navigation gear they were carrying, including two GPS devices, USGS maps, aerial photographs, an orienteering compass, and their thirty-plus years of combined experience in the bush, would get them across the swamp successfully. Sadly, they were mistaken.
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