Mt. Hope Mine and It’s People
Stuart Lefkowitz, Master of Arts in History and author of Mining Iron in Northwest New Jersey: The People, will tell the story of a major source of iron munitions for Washington’s Continental Army, the Mount Hope Mine in Rockaway Township, at The Morristown and Morris Township Li…
Stuart Lefkowitz, historian and author of “Mining Iron in Northwest New Jersey: The People,” is bringing the story of the Mount Hope Mine to the Morristown and Morris Township Library on October 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The mine in Rockaway Township supplied iron munitions to Washington’s Continental Army, which is the kind of local history that makes you feel like Morristown-area soil has been quietly overachieving for centuries. Lefkowitz draws on first-person accounts from twentieth-century mine workers and their families, covering everything from underground blasting to life on the family homestead. The talk is in the Lower Level Meeting Room at 1 Miller Rd.