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Legends of "The Pinnacle" at Blue Mountain
View from atop the PinnacleAnyone who has ever spent time hiking in the Blue Mountains has undoubtedly paid a visit to the mountain peak known as "The Pinnacle". This craggy peak, the highest point in...
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Can you solve the Dauphin County "Ring of Trees" mystery?
Clark's Valley in Dauphin County contains some of the most stunning natural scenery in all of Pennsylvania, making it a popular destination for anglers, hunters, hikers and outdoors enthusiasts....
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The Ghost of Cassie Foster
ElimsportFor many years after her death, the ghost of an eccentric, scrawny widow named Cassie Foster was seen haunting the westernmost stretch of White Deer Valley near Elimsport. Supposedly, she was...
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Hunter finds petrified corpse of Satan
An interesting story from the Lebanon Daily News from July 31, 1917.
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Remembering Chief Fireway: The Last Susquehannock
From Teedyuscung and Tamanend to Cornplanter and Shikellamy, the names of illustrious Native American chiefs are familiar to many Pennsylvanians. These and the names of other iconic tribal leaders...
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The Mystery Skeleton of Federal Street
When John Wentzel discovered a human skeleton buried in the basement of his Federal Street home in Lebanon in 1926, it set into motion a bizarre chain of events that whipped the entire city into a...
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Corpse of drowning victim catches on fire in Scranton
In the summer of 1908 Charles Hidock drowned in a pond near Clark's Summit. His body was recovered and prepared for burial, only to be burned after his coffin accidentally caught fire. This strange...
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The Unexplained Disappearance of Malinda Snyder
For most of his 63 years on earth, Hugh Smith was a respected resident of Liberty Valley. Hugh, along with his brother Sam, owned 380 acres of land in Perry County, and he earned a handsome living...
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Tragedy on the Susquehanna: The Explosion of the Steamboat 'Montour'
Saturday morning, July 13, 1901, dawned sunny and bright and the streets of Sunbury were buzzing with activity. While the women of the city made their weekly rounds to the shops and markets, the men...
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Fishermen use human corpse to catch eels
From the Wilkes-Barre Sunday News, August 6, 1882.
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Buried Alive!
This story appeared on the first page of the Philadelphia Inquirer on July 2, 1893.
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The Strange Death of David Moskowitz: Murder or Autoerotic Asphyxiation?
On March 31, 1953, the body of a young newspaper photographer named David Moskowitz was discovered inside the bedroom of his Sunbury apartment. He was found with his hands and feet tied behind his back...
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The Cawley Murders: Boy Genius Slaughtered Family with Axe
Across the river from Pittsburgh, on the southern banks of the Monongahela, lies the suburb of Homestead. Here, on a quiet street, lived a quiet boy named Charlie Cawley, a teenage genius who seemed...
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The Unmarked Grave of the Old Weaver Farm
Newry, PA as it appeared in 1909In October of 1929 the old Weaver homestead near Newry in Freedom Township was put up for sale at public auction after the death of its owner, Francis H. Weaver. Weaver...
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Mount Carmel History: Before Coal, Brickmaking was King
A History of Mount Carmel's 19th Century BrickyardsBrickyards once stood just west of the old trolley trestle (which has been replaced by the viaduct)Â Anyone who has ever set foot in Mount Carmel knows...
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Skelp, Scalp, or Scalp Level?
History buffs from the Sinking Valley region of Tyrone Township, Blair County, have long debated the origins of the name of the tiny village the sits about fifteen miles north of Altoona. On modern...
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The Poltergeists of Pitcairn
Fifteen miles west of Pittsburgh lies the borough of Pitcairn, once home to a major switching yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Pitcairn is still a railroad town, although the old Pitcairn Yard, which...
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Death by coffee
This eye-catching item appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 9, 1898.
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