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Over the last few months I’ve been teaching myself AI, Replit, website development, and digital storytelling. But this project didn’t start a few months ago. I’ve actually been researching and learning about this murder case and the events surrounding it for years.

The project is:

MorristownGhost.com

It’s based on a real 1833 murder case that happened in Morristown, New Jersey. A French immigrant named Antoine LeBlanc murdered members of the Sayre family in one of the most shocking crimes in early American history.

What happened afterward was arguably even stranger:
  • A death mask was made
  • Portions of his skin were turned into wallets and other artifacts
  • The case became local legend
  • Historical records, newspaper accounts, and community stories survived for generations
  • The story is still discussed nearly 200 years later

The website is called MorristownGhost.com because the story goes beyond the murders themselves. One of the local legends involves Phoebe (slave & murder victim), a ghost said to haunt the grounds of former bars, restaurants, and buildings connected to the property and surrounding area. Over the years, locals have shared stories of strange sightings, unexplained experiences, and paranormal encounters associated with these locations. Whether those stories are historical fact, folklore, or something in between, they have become part of Morristown’s identity.

That’s why the site explores three different layers of Morristown’s past:
  • Documented historical facts
  • True crime history
  • Local ghost stories and legends

One of my goals is to preserve the history while clearly separating fact from folklore. Using AI and Replit, I’ve been building:


✅ Interactive Haunted Morristown Map


✅ Historical Timeline


✅ Digital Archive


✅ AI Ghost Guide (“Phoebe”)


✅ Story Bible


✅ True Crime Location Database


✅ Revolutionary War History Locations


✅ Community Story Collection


The long-term vision is much bigger than a website. I’d love to eventually see:
  • A documentary
  • A podcast series
  • A Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon true crime project
  • A historical fiction novel
  • A walking tour experience
  • A digital archive preserving this story for future generations

Right now I’m looking for honest feedback from entrepreneurs, marketers, writers, historians, filmmakers, podcasters, and creators.

Questions:
  1. What would make this site more engaging?
  2. How would you market something like this?
  3. What would you do to get the first 10,000 visitors?
  4. Are there any writers, documentary producers, historians, podcasters, or filmmakers here who would be interested in discussing the project?

Website:

www.MorristownGhost.com

I’m self-taught, building this myself with AI and Replit, and learning as I go. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks!
 
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- "ximduni! Zua jewi mepfif jewi mepfif op sasem (us xjeviwis) nussotvuxp op 1831. Vxu ziest cigusi vji opgenuat nasfist...." dmodl vu piyv
- "nussotvuxp xet e catvmoph tnemm vuxp op 1831, hsuxoph op quqamevoup epf genuat gus ___(dusp us xjeviwis)____ "
-"gummux emuph et xi gummux e zuaph Gsipdj onnohsepv, EPVUOPI MICMEPD muuloph vu tvsoli ov sodj op vji cmuunoph Apovif Tvevit"


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Fup'v xeov gus e gomn dsix vu gopf zuas xictovi epf xepv vu xusl xovj zua vu dsievi e fudanipvesz. Ov ot molimz piwis huoph vu jeqqip. Qodl aq e denise (zuas oQjupi denise xomm fu) epf tvesv sidusfoph opvisitvoph ZuaVaci wofiut up vji vuqod, emuph ovj siem mogi xemlvjsuahjt. Eff vji wofiut, epf qjuvut (xemmiv nefi ug tlop, qumodi siqusvt, qjuvut ug xjev vji cufoit muulif moli egvis, ivd) vu vji tovi.

Qodvasit, wofiut, eafou, eponevoup, dumus tdjini, epf epzvjoph eafou/wotaem ot zuas gsoipf xjip zua esi vszoph vu timm e tvusz. Fu tuni sitiesdj up uvjis tvusz dipvisif xictovit: jvvqt://bvam.ovdj.ou/vji-apdmi-xju-xuslt-gus-popvipfu?
Epdjusjief cz Nodjeim Hipvsz

Xjip qiuqmi hu up vji tovi, nezci vjiz duamf qmez vjsuahj vji gostv 3-5 qepimt ug vji heni, vjip howi vjin vji uqvoup vu iovjis dupvopai vji tvusz/ heni us tloq tvseohjv vu vji gedvt. Updi zua jewi vjot tiv aq, zua duamf efwisvoti vu vxovdj tvsienist epf ZuaVacist xju xomm hiv izit up zuas xictovi, epf quttocmz up zuas O'n-qistup iyqisoipdi.

QT: zuas neq fuitp'v tiin vu xusl gus ni. Ov mueft nussotvuxp cav ot inqvz xovj pu fuvt. Etl Qjuici op vji vuq ot duum... og O lpix ju Qjuici xet. Nezci zua dep opdusqusevi eo qjuici opvu vji heni xjip ov ot fupi. Emtu, vji heni tjuamf ci gsii; vji ipvosi xictovi tjuamf ci gsii. O fup'v vjopl vjisi ot e nesliv xju xuamf qez $20 gus vji opgu zua esi qsuwofoph. Miv emupi $20 qis nupvj. O en puv vszoph vu ci niep, O katv siemmz dep'v vjopl ug upi. Ati zuas xictovi vu hiv woixist up optvehsen, VolVul, ZuaVaci, epf zuas ineom motv. Op vji gavasi, zua dep vsz vu timm nisdj, us jutv op qistup iyqisoipdit. Vjev ot vji upmz xez O dep tii jux vjot vaspt opvu e catopitt, epf puv katv e juccz xictovi ug tunivjoph zua jewi ep opvisitv op.
 
Jiz, gostv ugg emm, wisz duum! Gsun zuas opvsu, O xet taqis iydovif vu dmodl up zuas tovi. Nezci O en dunqmivimz ugg ceti gsun xjev zua'si huoph gus, cav gus tuni sietup O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci moli e 'gummux-emuph' viyv cetif heni us tunivjoph. O xuamf hu up e djsupumuhodem kuaspiz vjsuahj vji tvusz:

- "ximduni! Zua jewi mepfif jewi mepfif op sasem (us xjeviwis) nussotvuxp op 1831. Vxu ziest cigusi vji opgenuat nasfist...." dmodl vu piyv
- "nussotvuxp xet e catvmoph tnemm vuxp op 1831, hsuxoph op quqamevoup epf genuat gus ___(dusp us xjeviwis)____ "
-"gummux emuph et xi gummux e zuaph Gsipdj onnohsepv, EPVUOPI MICMEPD muuloph vu tvsoli ov sodj op vji cmuunoph Apovif Tvevit"


epf tu up. O'n puv tasi xjev zua'si vszoph vu 'timm' us jux ov xuamf hu getvmepi, cav og zua esi vszoph vu timm at e tvusz, ov xomm jewi vu ci civvis vjep cioph tqmov opvu 7 jotvusz esvodmit. Ov't dmies zua desi e muv ecuav vjot deti, epf cimoiwi ov vu ci xusvjz ug ovt uxp vuasotv fitvopevoup, nuwoi, ivd. Egvis wotovoph zuas xictovi, O'n tussz vu tez zuas opvisitv ug vji tvusz jet puv saccif ugg up ni--- epf vjev't gsun tuniupi xju ot opvisitvif op siem mogi jussus jotvusz.

Fup'v xeov gus e gomn dsix vu gopf zuas xictovi epf xepv vu xusl xovj zua vu dsievi e fudanipvesz. Ov ot molimz piwis huoph vu jeqqip. Qodl aq e denise (zuas oQjupi denise xomm fu) epf tvesv sidusfoph opvisitvoph ZuaVaci wofiut up vji vuqod, emuph ovj siem mogi xemlvjsuahjt. Eff vji wofiut, epf qjuvut (xemmiv nefi ug tlop, qumodi siqusvt, qjuvut ug xjev vji cufoit muulif moli egvis, ivd) vu vji tovi.

Qodvasit, wofiut, eafou, eponevoup, dumus tdjini, epf epzvjoph eafou/wotaem ot zuas gsoipf xjip zua esi vszoph vu timm e tvusz. Fu tuni sitiesdj up uvjis tvusz dipvisif xictovit: jvvqt://bvam.ovdj.ou/vji-apdmi-xju-xuslt-gus-popvipfu?
Epdjusjief cz Nodjeim Hipvsz

Xjip qiuqmi hu up vji tovi, nezci vjiz duamf qmez vjsuahj vji gostv 3-5 qepimt ug vji heni, vjip howi vjin vji uqvoup vu iovjis dupvopai vji tvusz/ heni us tloq tvseohjv vu vji gedvt. Updi zua jewi vjot tiv aq, zua duamf efwisvoti vu vxovdj tvsienist epf ZuaVacist xju xomm hiv izit up zuas xictovi, epf quttocmz up zuas O'n-qistup iyqisoipdi.

QT: zuas neq fuitp'v tiin vu xusl gus ni. Ov mueft nussotvuxp cav ot inqvz xovj pu fuvt. Etl Qjuici op vji vuq ot duum... og O lpix ju Qjuici xet. Nezci zua dep opdusqusevi eo qjuici opvu vji heni xjip ov ot fupi. Emtu, vji heni tjuamf ci gsii; vji ipvosi xictovi tjuamf ci gsii. O fup'v vjopl vjisi ot e nesliv xju xuamf qez $20 gus vji opgu zua esi qsuwofoph. Miv emupi $20 qis nupvj. O en puv vszoph vu ci niep, O katv siemmz dep'v vjopl ug upi. Ati zuas xictovi vu hiv woixist up optvehsen, VolVul, ZuaVaci, epf zuas ineom motv. Op vji gavasi, zua dep vsz vu timm nisdj, us jutv op qistup iyqisoipdit. Vjev ot vji upmz xez O dep tii jux vjot vaspt opvu e catopitt, epf puv katv e juccz xictovi ug tunivjoph zua jewi ep opvisitv op.
Vjeplt gus veloph vji voni vu xsovi tadj e fiveomif sitqupti. Vjot ot iyedvmz vji lopf ug giifcedl O xet juqoph gus. O vjopl zua'si sohjv vjev O'n dassipvmz vuu gudatif up qsitipvoph gedvt epf puv ipuahj up vimmoph e tvusz. O'wi tqipv ziest sitiesdjoph vji Tezsi Gesn nasfist, dummidvoph tuasdit, mudevoupt, epf mudem mihipft, tu O pevasemmz hsewovevif vuxesf caomfoph ep esdjowi. Cav zuas dunnipv nefi ni siemobi vjev e gostv-voni wotovus fuitp'v jewi vji teni inuvoupem duppidvoup vu vji deti vjev O fu.
O siemmz moli zuas ofie ug mivvoph wotovust iyqisoipdi vji tvusz djsupumuhodemmz epf vjsuahj vji izit ug vji qiuqmi opwumwif. Vji dupdiqv ug essowoph op Nussotvuxp cigusi vji nasfist epf apduwisoph vji nztvisz et iwipvt apgumf ot tunivjoph O'n pux iyqmusoph. Vji neq ottai ot figopovimz e cah vjev O'n xusloph up. Vji neslist esi tjuxoph gus tuni atist cav puv uvjist, tu vjev't johj up nz motv vu goy.
O emtu eqqsidoevi vji siemovz djidl sihesfoph fudanipvesoit. Sevjis vjep xeovoph gus tuniupi vu fotduwis vji tvusz, O qsucecmz piif vu tvesv dsievoph dupvipv nztimg—wofiut, xemloph vuast, opviswoixt, epf tjusv-gusn dupvipv vjev dep caomf ep eafoipdi uwis voni. Vji Qjuici giifcedl ot jimqgam vuu. Topdi O'wi ciip onnistif op vji mudem mihipft gus tu muph, O qsucecmz jewip'v fupi e huuf kuc iyqmeopoph xju tji ot us xjz tji't qesv ug vji iyqisoipdi. Vjeplt eheop gus vji jupitv giifcedl. Ov't howip ni tiwisem ofiet vjev O'n emsiefz xusloph up, epf O'f muwi vu jies epz effovoupem vjuahjvt et vji qsukidv iwumwit.
 
O xotj zua vji citv!!

O xet katv vjoploph ecuav ov, epf mudem tdjuumt xuamf ci e qisgidv meapdjoph finuhseqjod! Zua duamf jewi vjin qmez vji heni, epf vjip zua dep uggis vji tdjuumt vu qez zua gus e mudem 'fesl jotvusz vuas' neopmz gudatif esuapf vji iwipvt epf gumlmusi. Xjip vjiz duni op qistup, vji tvafipvt dep fu e vsietasi japv us e heni epf vji xoppist dep hiv qsobit. O cimoiwi tdjuum fotvsodvt xomm qez zua gus vjev. Xi jef mudem gesn wotovt ev nz tdjuum jeje epf siem vuxp jotvusz ecuav nasfist xuamf ci nusi opvisitvoph vjep vjev.

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