Perched on a hillside just north of downtown Harrisburg, you’ll find what remains of the largely abandoned Harrisburg State Hospital. Opened in 1851 as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, this …
For reasons I’ve never quite understood, pre-World War 2 aviation has fascinated me since at least middle school when I did an entire diorama about it. So, while I’ve enjoyed …
Carlisle, PA is a town known for the Army War College, two historic institutions of higher learning, and its great downtown. But did you know that the downtown is home …
John Brown, leader of the infamous raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in October 1859, is one of the most controversial figures in American history. And, wanting to …
Other than Betsy Ross, there might be no better-known woman from the Revolutionary War than Molly Pitcher, and since I moved to Cumberland County, I’ve made it a point to …
Pennsylvania has a rich transportation history ranging from the country’s first covered bridge to the first turnpike. But did you know that it’s also home to the oldest existing transportation …
Pennsylvania has a rich railroading history, and few railroads are quite as well known today as the Reading Railroad. In addition to being one of the largest and most influential …
Pennsylvania is home to many iconic events, and one of the most well-known is the annual reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg held each July. The Battle of Gettysburg was …
Did you know that Cumberland County, Pennsylvania was home to a prisoner of war camp during World War 2? That’s right, Camp Michaux, as it was known, was a secret …
There are more than 200 historic covered bridges in Pennsylvania, but no county has more than the 29 in Lancaster County. During my travels, I’ve had a chance to visit …