Author : Karen Emily Miller
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1439675899
Ghost stories from Southwest Pennsylvania have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of Prescott comes to life—even when the main players are dead. Walk across the haunted bridges of Beaver County. Or take a drive down Shades of Death Road, but beware of wandering spirits. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
Author : Thomas White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,51 MB
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1625855982
The twisty roads—and twisted tales—of the Appalachian Mountains make for distracted driving in western Pennsylvania. Ghostly travelers are said to wander the lonely roads of western Pennsylvania. A creeping fog rises from Blue Mist Road, and stories of car crashes, lynchings and even strange beasts haunt this isolated stretch outside Pittsburgh. Is it the angry spirit of a jealous husband or a gypsy king who stalks Erie County’s Axe Murder Hollow? Shades of Death Road in Washington County may be host to phantom coal miners killed during a deadly labor dispute. With firsthand accounts and historical research, authors Thomas White and Tony Lavorgne travel the backcountry roads and byways of western Pennsylvania to discover their ghost tales and mysterious legends. Includes photos! “The authors include a history of each road along with the supernatural legends and other unexplained activity. Surprisingly, they are able to provide possible explanations for most of the alleged hauntings, but admit that they cannot account for every one, which allows the roads in question to keep their allure and spooky possibilities.” —PopCultureGuy
Author : Thomas White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 16,52 MB
Release : 2010-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1614234175
The author of Witches of Pennsylvania and “Pittsburgh’s Historian of the Supernatural” takes on the region’s folklore, ghost stories, and urban legends (Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership). The ghostly woman of Summit Cut Bridge, a black hound that guards the Gates of Hell and the whispering dead entombed beneath the Black Cross—these are the spirits of southwestern Pennsylvania. Join local author Thomas White as he recounts such chilling stories as that of Revolutionary War witch Moll Derry and the phantom bride of White Rocks and the hair-raising tale of the angry specter of a steel millworker burned alive in a ladle of molten iron. Ascend the secret stairs of the Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh and wander the dim stretch of Shades of Death Road in Washington County to encounter the otherworldly denizens of the Keystone State. Includes photos!
Author : Diane Telgen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 18,59 MB
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1439670927
Ghost stories from America's Steel City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Pittsburgh's haunted history and local legends come to life--even when the main players are dead. Find out if the ghostly entities at the Monongahela Incline actors or specters. Learn about the restless ghost of Henry Clay Frick lurking in his beloved Clayton. Discover that multiple Carnegie libraries are visited by the undead. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of spirits and phantoms, bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
Author : Mark Nesbitt
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,21 MB
Release : 2008-07-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0811703649
A treasury of 125 ghost stories from the Keystone State makes up this huge volume. Each region of Pennsylvania is represented by an assortment of eerie tales, gathered by two of the state's best-known authors on the subject, including: • Tragic specters of Gettysburg • Pittsburgh's legendary Green Man • Revolutionary spirits in Philadelphia • Foreboding Ax Hollow near Erie • Mysterious mountain tales of the Scotia Barrens, Captain Phillips's murdered rangers, and the Lost Children of the Alleghenies
Author : Mark Nesbitt
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 37,55 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0811732983
Eerie stories of ghosts, spirits, and hauntings from across the Keystone State.
Author : S. E. Schlosser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,9 MB
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1493028006
A collection of folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous Southwestern ghosts, mysterious happenings, powers of darkness, and wonders of the invisible world. Here we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened—and still do happen—in the collective back yard of the Southwestern states. Accompanied by evocative illustrations, these compelling retellings of popular folktales feature supernatural occurrences and ghosts of all sorts, from cattle rustlers to runaway trains. Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 35 creepy tails of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, and Texas. Set in the American Southwest's historic towns and sparsely populated expanses, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.
Author : Patty A. Wilson
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 28,89 MB
Release : 2013-08-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0811752976
A collection of frightening stories from the western part of the Keystone State.
Author : Thomas White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 39,89 MB
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1614235406
Such was the wisdom of the Pittsburgh Daily Gazette and Advertiser in 1866 when describing a railway boss's threat to decapitate a former employee. Pittsburgh has many such stories of strange but mostly true events. Local author Thomas White delves into these lost tales, from Lewis and Clark's inauspicious start involving an intoxicated boat builder to the death ray of inventor Nikola Tesla. A 1907 lion attack at Luna Park, death by spontaneous combustion, Jack the Ripper's rumored visit to the city and an umpire who was rescued from an angry crowd by Pirates players are all part of the forgotten history of the Steel City.
Author : Susan Tassin
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0811734110
- Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia -- Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County.
