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The Keystone State! The birthplace of American freedom! And more importantly, the state where we’re headquartered!
In 1902 baseball player Nap Lajoie was prohibited by law from entering the state of Pennsylvania. How did this weird state of affairs come to pass?
Categories: Series 4, Sports & Leisure
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Lots of people have dabbled with strange home businesses -- but only one of them set up a radium refining facility in the basement of his suburban duplex.
Categories: Man's Amazing Inventions, Most Popular, Science & Nature, Series 3
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In 1923, a plane flew over downtown Pittsburgh, dropped Baby Ruth candy bars on the crowd below, and caused widespread panic... or did it?
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3, Wild Card
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A few photos from the Harmony Society's final home at Old Economy Village.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Supplement
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The Harmony Society managed to survive the death of its founder, but could it survive the twin ravages of time and greed?
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 2
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A visit to Rapp's Seat, the throne which George Rapp used to supervise the activity of the Harmony Society's first commune.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Supplement
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I thought you might like to see some pictures of the Harmonist Cemetery which inspired our most recent episode.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Supplement
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An unusual cemetery leads us to the story of the Harmony Society (1803-1905), the richest communists in the world, and the saga of their rise and fall.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 2
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Continuing our tour of Gridley-related sites, how about some photos from Lakeside Cemetery in Erie, where Gridley is buried?
Categories: History, Supplement
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To preserve the memory of Charles Vernon Gridley the people of Erie, PA erected an enormous shaft. Hey, their words, not ours.
Categories: History, Supplement
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