The Pompey Stone Hoax

<p>The Pompey Stone was discovered in the early 1820s, and was believed to be hundreds of years old. It turned out to be a hoax, but a fairly benign one.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Barber, John Warner and Henry Howe. &ldquo;Historical collections of the state of New York : containing a general collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &amp;c. relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the state ; illustrated by 230 …