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Morristown Mystery: Who Warmed Up Old George?
A playful visitor to the Morristown Green saw it fit to cover our first President with warm weather gear. The question is why?
It might not be the brutal winter of 1777, but the harsh polar vortex conditions prompted a visitor to the Morristown Green to place modern winter weather gear on the statues of George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette and Alexander Hamilton.
Several Patch readers sent in photos and posed the question: who did this and why?
The answer may lie with the note attached to the hat and scarf connected to the Seeing Eye statue of Morris Frank.
"If you need this to help keep you warm in this cold weather, then it is now yours. Life is good. Pass it on."
Some readers suggested this could have been done by Emily's Hats For Hope, but messages have so far been unreturned.
For now, your guess is as good as ours, unless the scarf sharing samaritan wants to fill us in. Until then it remains a mystery.
Tell us: Why do you think the trio of historical figures were given a semi-modern makeover? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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