For eight months in 1778, the town of Lititz served as a hospital caring for hundreds…
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Haunted Lancaster: The White Werewolf and the Full Moon Curse of Shock Graveyard
Invoking the cemetery’s curse is devilishly simple. Those foolish enough to walk the perimeter of the…
Haunted Lancaster: All aboard! The Rock Point Tunnel Railroad Ghost
Even if you don't believe in ghosts, Chickies Rock is a place of death. At least…
Haunted Lancaster: The Laughing Ghost of Gonder Mansion
Behind the walls of the Strasburg's most beautiful home lies a dark secret. More than 100…
Death by Dynamite: The 1906 Shenks Ferry TNT factory explosion obliterates 11 men
In the heart of Bausman's Hollow on June 9, 1906, 2,500 pounds of dynamite accidentally detonated.…
Hang’em High! The macabre history of public hangings in Lancaster
Almost as soon as people started living in Pennsylvania, we started executing them. Lancaster's first hanging…
Haunted Lancaster: The midnight ride of the Engleside Phantom Buggy
Lancaster legend speaks of a spirit horse and buggy that travels New Danville Pike near South…
In the 1700s no one ever accused Lancaster’s constables of being soft on crime
During the 1700s, no one ever accused Lancaster’s early constables of being soft on crime. Records…
Haunted Lancaster: The Witch Sisters and Chiquesalunga’s Curse
Three witch sisters once lived in a small house atop Chiques Hill. Rather than leave their…
Haunted Lancaster: How a doomed ferry crossing, dynamite, and grief lead to watery deaths on the Susquehanna
At its peak before the completion of Columbia's first bridge in 1814, 15 different ferries were…