Category: Pennsylvania

The term “coal baron” exists for a reason.  In 1959, the owners of Knox Mine got greedy and had workers dig within 5-6 feet of… read more Knox Mine Disaster

Stockton Mine was like any other anthracite mine in northeastern PA until one early morning in 1869, when some of the ground above the mine… read more Stockton Mine Disaster

In the summer of 1832, Philip Duffy, a railroad contractor, hired 57 Irish immigrants on the docks of Philadelphia.  They were to fill in a… read more Duffy’s Cut

I often looked at maps and wondered why there was a town named Jim Thorpe and just who the guy was. Now that I live… read more Jim Thorpe Memorial

In all the years I’ve been doing this, the first time I ever had anything happen to me that I could not explain was in… read more Haunted House in Riegelsville

Another place we found on the way to Celestia. This bridge was built in 1850 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It… read more Sonestown Covered Bridge, PA

Another example of the place’s story being much more interesting than the place itself. I had read over and over about a ghost town in… read more Celestia, PA (Ghost Town)

We found this on our way to the ghost town of Celestia. At first glance, this looks like a small cemetery next to a ravine… read more Vanderslice Cemetery