A failed Halloween prank on the trolley tracks at Plymouth, Pennsylvania | October 1892

Ghost story failed Halloween Prank Plymouth PA 1892 Jake Wynn Public Historian

In 1892, a Halloween prank in Plymouth, PA backfired when a would-be “ghost” tried to spook trolley crews on night-time duty. Instead of fleeing in terror, the motormen and conductors grabbed the costumed prankster and hauled him aboard. The joke ended with an unmasked walk home. Read the full story.

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