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Tag: Susquehanna River
The Mystery Wall Beneath the Susquehanna
In the summer of 1911, a man near Benton Station in southern Lancaster County claimed he…
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,…