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“A Local Tale of Legendary Hessian Island” Coming to Plumsted Library

October 17, 2025

PLUMSTED – Fans of local history will not want to miss “A Local Tale of Legendary Hessian Island” at 12 p.m. Saturday, November 8 at the Plumsted Branch of the Ocean County Library.

Local author William J. Lewis will tell this tale from his bestselling book South Jersey Legends & Lore: Tales from the Pine Barrens and Beyond, making it an afternoon of American Revolutionary marvels, pine robber pirates, and a hunt for buried treasure. Lewis’s books will be available for purchase at this event.

This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Plumsted Library.

Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit tinyurl.com/HessianOCL, call 609-758-7888, or visit the branch at 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt.

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