Tag: Pennsylvania
5 Strange Accounts of Spell Casting
How would you react if you thought someone cast a spell on you? Hopefully not the way any of the following people reacted. Casting spells,…
Gruesome Things That Happened on the Delaware River Long Ago
Gruesome things have happened along, inside, and over the Delaware River. Plenty of bodies were fishes out of the waters and it was a common…
8 Things You Did Not Know About the Lackawanna River’s Past
Lackawanna was my third grade, extra credit spelling word, but little did my teacher know that the Lackawanna River had quite a history. River on…
American Archaeologist Harriet A. Boyd-Hawes
Gournia, a Minoan palace complex, was discovered by the American archaeologist Harriet A. Boyd-Hawes. Notable Women Harriet A. Boyd, the American Archaeologist Who Unearthed Gournia…
Slate Dam Station Pennsylvania Train Accident in 1874
Trains were once the main way to move goods and people across the country. While we still use trains for transporting goods, train accidents are…
How to Squander $2,000,000 And Die Poor
A cautionary tale of a young man who inherited a fortune and blew through it all in just a few short years. How to Squander…
Old Earth Yawned As Women Talked
Having lived in coal mining country, I have often wondered what would happen if one of the many mines underfoot would collapse. That is what…
Eagle Tried to Carry Off Toddler in 1902
Have you ever heard of an eagle trying to take off with a toddler? Old newspapers are filled with some strange accounts, especially when it…
10 Amazing Facts About the Lehigh Tannery in White Haven
The old Lehigh Tannery can be found on Tannery Road at the Hickory Run State Park. It is easy to pass the pull off because…
The Bloody Knife – Slatington Incident in 1874
Full accounts of domestic violence cases from the 1800s are very rare, even though much allusion is made towards wife battery. It was a touch…
