Category: Pennsylvania
The Luckiest Elephant Man in America
Some people believe that a elephant figurine will bring you good luck. If that is true, Ed Gotwald is the luckiest man in America. Regardless,…
A Collection That Went Viral
Lots of people collect things. Sometimes the story of how and why they began collecting is more interesting than the collection itself. That may be…
A Famous Inventor
His first invention involved a kite–and perhaps his most famous discovery involved one too…
A Small Rock Marking a Big Impact
There are hundreds of monuments here at Gettysburg National Battlefield. Many times it’s difficult to know the story behind each one…there are simply so many….
The Role of Chaplains in the Civil War
If you are a student of the Civil War, you probably know some of the important names like Generals Lee and Grant, or battles like…
The Importance of Faith in Battle
A soldier needs many resources in battle. One of those items is perhaps most important, yet intangible. It’s the importance of one’s faith…and today we…
The 125th Anniversary of The Great Johnstown Flood
It was an American disaster that was hard to imagine. A giant flood and an immense fire were destroying a city of over 30,000 people…
A Story of Heroism and Tragedy
It was a story of miraculous heroism among a story of deep tragedy. 125 years ago a wall of water cut loose from a breached…
The Problem with 51 Inches of Rain
When 51 inches falls on an area in one month…well, it’s likely there’s going to be problems. Here, those problems provide tragic. It was a…
Overwhelming Dead in Gettysburg
The numbers of dead and wounded soldiers and horses overwhelmed the population of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1863. It was up to them and surrounding citizens…
