Tag: Susquehanna River
The Hard Coal Navy: Dredging the Susquehanna for Black Gold
For much of the 20th century, the Susquehanna River did something no river should ever have…
Podcast: Derailments, Champagne, and the River Below
In this episode of the Uncharted Lancaster Podcast, we explore three strange and memorable railway incidents…
Podcast: Did Ancient Phoenicians Sail Up the Susquehanna?
Did ancient sailors cross the Atlantic long before Columbus? In this episode of the Uncharted Lancaster…
Podcast: The Era of Susquehanna Log Rafts
In this episode of the Uncharted Lancaster Podcast, we explore the dangerous world of the river…
Duck Tavern: Vanished Waystation on the Raftmen’s Path
Before railroads stitched towns together, the Susquehanna River was a working highway—and the walk home was…
The Day the U.S. Army Went to War with the Susquehanna River
In March 1920, the Susquehanna stopped behaving like a river. For 83 days, it lay frozen…
Safe Harbor Coal Washing Plant: Turning Susquehanna Silt into Electricity
The Susquehanna River once powered industry in a way that sounds almost unbelievable today. At Holtwood…
The Lost River Highway: Log Rafting on the Susquehanna and the Making of Lancaster County’s River Towns
The Forgotten Raftmen of the Susquehanna River From the late eighteenth century into the early twentieth,…
Podcast: Susquehanna Ice Railroad of 1852
In this episode of the Uncharted Lancaster Podcast, we dive into the winter of 1852, an…
The Mile-Long Covered Bridge That Became a Civil War Firebreak
In June 1863, Lancaster County was saved by fire. The Columbia–Wrightsville Covered Bridge—once the longest covered…
The Sunken Hopper of Fites Eddy: A Train Car Lost to the Susquehanna
When the Conowingo Dam lowers its reservoir, the Susquehanna briefly reveals one of Lancaster County’s strangest…
Podcast: The Mile-Long Covered Bridge That Became a Civil War Firebreak
The Uncharted Lancaster Podcast is back! In this episode, we dive into how the burning of…
On This Day in 1985: Champagne Train Derails in Pequea
🍾 On This Day in 1985: Pequea’s River of Champagne đźš‚ On the morning of October…
Carved by Catastrophe: The Ancient Potholes of Conewago Falls
Just south of Three Mile Island, Conewago Falls hides one of the most dramatic geological landscapes…
Little Indian Rock: A Sacred Canvas on the Susquehanna
Finest Rock Art East of the Mississippi. Just below Safe Harbor Dam lies Little Indian Rock—the…
The Black River Beast of Bainbridge
A Beast in the River: The 1885 Black Sea Dog Encounter of Bainbridge. In the spring…
The Right Way, the Wrong Way, and the Pequea: The Great Champagne Spill of 1985
🚂🍾 The Great Pequea Champagne Spill of 1985 🍾🚂 There’s the right way, the wrong way,…
Buried Alive in the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge
The Urban Legend Haunting the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge. Spanning the mighty Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville,…
Discover the Magic of the Safe Harbor Petroglyphs on WITF’s The Spark
The Susquehanna River holds many secrets, but few are as compelling as the ancient petroglyphs etched…