Pennsylvania & My Other Daily Travels

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Monday, February 3, 2020

Pennsylvania Was Once Home To the Eighth Wonder Of the World

When it was first built in 1882, the Kinzua Viaduct was heralded as the eighth wonder of the world because at the time, it was the tallest railroad bridge in the world. The 339-acre Kinzua Bridge State Park, located in McKean County, Pennsylvania is the home of the reinvented Kinzua Viaduct. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 2, 2020

Spring Will Come Early For 2020 According To the Famous Groundhog

The most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania has declared: “Spring will be early, it’s a certainty.” Every year on Feb. 2, thousands of people gather in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see whether or not the famous groundhog sees his shadow or not. The act was made famous by the 1993 film... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 31, 2020

Pennsylvania Is the Oldest Known Site Of Human Habitation In North America

The Meadowcroft Rockshelter in Washington County, Pennsylvania, is the oldest-known site of human habitation in North America dating back 16,000 years when the area was a very different place. As you drive along the windy, forested roads of Washington County near the West Virginia border, little has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Pennsylvania's Most Bizarre Hooded Grave Site Raises A Few Questions

In Catawissa, Pennsylvania there are roughly two dozen graves located in the Mount Zion Cemetery that have wrought iron cages covering the burial plot. This type of burial has raised the question as to why the people who buried the bodies felt the need to erect such durable structures. One... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Wealth, Misfortune, Murder, and Ghosts At the Haunted Crowley Estate

The Old Crowley Estate Mansion is considered to be one of the most haunted houses in Erie Pennsylvania. The estate is located near Lawrence Parkway, on East Lake Road. The stone abode was built was built by Thomas Crowley and his family, and was believed to have been on the Underground Railroad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

A Tragic Loss Of Two Young Brothers, A True Pennsylvania Legend

This story is about the " Lost Children of the Alleghenies." It was written after brothers, George and Joseph Cox who were found dead and were later buried in the Mount Union United Methodist Church cemetery in nearby Lovely. On the morning of April 24, 1856 in the small town of Pavia, Pennsylvania,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 27, 2020

The Small Pennsylvania Town That Witnessed a Crash Landing Of A Large UFO

On a cold December evening in 1965, a giant object flew across the Pennsylvania sky before crashing in the woods of Kecksburg. Amazingly, the military literally arrived with minutes on-site where the wreck occurred, taking the evidence away on a large flatbed truck, and warning the locals to forget... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 25, 2020

Pittsburgh's Most Colorful & Iconic House Is Free To Explore

A burst of color and vibrant personality jumps out as visitors pass through the Mexican War Streets area of the North Side. Randyland, an artistic renovation of what were once run down homes created by local artist Randy Gilson has become a Pittsburgh landmark. Randyland is one of those places that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 24, 2020

A Government Takeover Turn's a Village Into a Ghost Town & Gamelands

The ghost town of Alvira was once a farming community that was founded in 1825. The town was originally named, "Wisetown." By 1900 there were one-hundred inhabitants. The town once consisted of a blacksmith shop, school, post office, several shops, and three churches. The 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Slippy, Banana Splits, Mushrooms, Public Television, and the Constitution

Pennsylvania was first termed "the Keystone State" because it connected the northern and southern portions of the original colonies. Today, it is a unique state where northeastern and midwestern dialects, along with old-world customs cohabitate together in a pleasant environment. Pennsylvania is... Sign in to see full entry.

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My home state is Delaware, but I currently reside in Pennsylvania, but my job and personal interests often take me across borders. Being a seeker of anything and everything, I just never know what I will experience from one day to the other.

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