Tag: Pennsylvania
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…
Cursed By A Mummy’s Skull
Here is yet another case of a curse mummy. What I find most interesting about these early accounts of evil mummies is that the majority…
Botched Hanging in Lancaster Pennsylvania
In early America, we were terrible at hanging people. Ropes would break, the drop wasn’t high enough, and people would slowly strangle to death. It…
What the Insane Poor Endured in 1874
The asylums of yesteryear were never pleasant and have long been the foundation of numerous horror stories. While reading through the newspapers of the 19th…
