On a cold winter night in 1884, a Lancaster County minister took a shortcut across a…
Tag: Ghost Story
On This Day in History: Edgar Allan Poe publishes in the Columbia Spy
On This Day in History: May 18, 1844. Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe, the…
Terror in the Tunnel: A Shenks Ferry Ghost Encounter
🚨 Ghost Encounter at Shenks Ferry Tunnel? You Decide. What started as a typical Sunday night…
The Ghost of the Rawlinsville Brickhouse
The Rawlinsville Brickhouse in Holtwood has long been home to more than just diners and guests.…
Buried Alive in the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge
The Urban Legend Haunting the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge. Spanning the mighty Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville,…
The Headless Specter of Manor Township
In the rural stretches of Lancaster County's Manor Township, a story of eerie proportions has been…
Susquehanna Ghostly Echoes at the Mason-Dixon Line
In the days leading up to the Civil War, the Pennsylvania border played a pivotal role…
The Headless Wanderer of Peddler Run
Have you heard about the legend of Peddler Run? It's a chilling story that began over…
Lancaster’s Beaver Street Wailing House
In the heart of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a chilling tale lurks in the shadows of the past,…
The “White Angel” of Shenks Ferry
Local lore hangs heavy at Shenks Ferry. Stories vary, but most center around the ghost of…
October 6: First Friday Ghost Stories at Ellicott House
Join me on Friday, October 6, 2023, at the beautiful 1787 Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House in downtown…
Top 10 tales from this season’s spooktacular #HauntedLancaster series
As October comes to a close, so does another season of spooktacular #HauntedLancaster tales. Here are…
Sickman’s Mill Ghostly Green Glow
In the 1970s, Sickman's Mill operated as a campground. Patrons on multiple occasions reported seeing an…
Christopher Franciscus and the Hungry Wolf
With urban sprawl spreading across the county, it is easy to forget there was a time…
The tragic tale of Augusta Bitner and her wandering statue in Lancaster Cemetery
Founded in 1846, Lancaster Cemetery is home to several prominent Lancastrians such as painter Charles Demuth…