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