Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

A Witch in Pennsylvania—1683

For Whom the Bell Cracked—1752

The Birth of a Nation—1776

Up, Up, and Away!—1793

An Expedition in Search of a Beginning—1803

The Eastern State Penitentiary—1829

The Christiana Riot­—1851

The Lost Children of the Alleghenies—1856

Well…That's a Deep Subject—1859

The Battle of Gettysburg—1863

Memorial Day in Boalsburg—1864–1865

The Handprint on the Wall—1877

A Million-Dollar Baby Is Born—1879

Punxsutawney Phil—1887

Water, Water Everywhere and Way Too Much to Drink—1889

The Birth of Professional Football—1892

Tragedy at 700 Feet Below—1911

Fill 'er Up: Convenience on the Road—1913

The First Armored Car Robbery in History—1927

Getting Gypped on the Jeep—1940

The Road to the Future: The Pennsylvania Turnpike—1940

A Shrine for the Lion—1942

The Steagles—1943

The Toy That Walked into Fame—1945

The Death Fog—1948

The Homer by the Fielder—1960

A Greyhound Bus and a Load of Bananas—1965

Roswell Comes to Pennsylvania—1965

The Mysterious Demise of Dr. Bentley—1966

Siamese Twins Set a Precedent—1977

Thirty Minutes to Meltdown—1979

Heroes in the Sky—2001

A Potpourri of Pennsylvania Facts

Bibliography and Further Reading

Index

About the Authors