On this Presidents’ Day, I visited the grave of Commander in Chief, James Buchanan. Born on…
Author: unchartedadam
Discovering history through adventure.
🥾 Hiking ðŸ§
📜 History 🗿
🗺 Treasure Hunting 💰
A brief history of the Martic Township Park
Today Martic Township Park is a forest thick with trees. But you might be surprised to…
Side Quest: If you don’t like small spaces don’t visit the double tunnel beneath the Enola Low-Grade
Location of the double tunnel: 39°54’31.3″N 76°22’08.0″W
Side Quest: Investigate the ruins of Lock 12
Lock 12 is one of the most well-preserved locks of the old Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal.…
Side Quest: Survey the Ruins of Mill Creek
These crumbling foundations were once part of an old mill found along the aptly named Mill…
Side Quest: Crawl into this Small Tunnel in Shenks Ferry
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Side Quest: Red Hill Road’s abandoned tunnel
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Groundhog Day’s ancient origins
As with many holiday traditions, the history of Groundhog Day is shrouded in lore, and deciphering…
Side Quest: Grubb Run Culvert to the Susquehanna River
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Side Quest: Rediscover this lost locomotive knuckle coupler
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Side Quest: The Abandoned Houses of Trolley Road
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Side Quest: Wade through the Creswell Station culvert
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Lancaster’s surprising royal connection
Pop Quiz: What connection does King George, Queen Caroline, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke…
Some like it hot. Step inside the cold heart of Columbia’s St. Charles Furnace
While you can safely climb inside the St. Charles Furnace today, things would have been very…
Side Quest: Go inside St. Charles Furnace
Click here for the GPS location St. Charles Furnace Learn more about the St. Charles Furnace…
Side Quest: Survey the abandoned buildings of Camp Snyder
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Lancaster’s Darkest Chapter: The Massacre of the Conestoga
On December 27, 1763, the Paxton Boys broke into the Lancaster County Workhouse and slaughtered the…
Lititz answers the call of freedom; becomes a hospital town for Revolutionary War wounded
For eight months in 1778, the town of Lititz served as a hospital caring for hundreds…
A brief history of booze and the origins of other alcoholic terms
As with other American pastimes, alcohol and related activities developed colorful terms each with fascinating etymologies.Â
America’s first documented Christmas tree was here in Lancaster
Many of America's Yuletide customs were brought to Pennsylvania by European immigrants. Of them, a various…