Revelton Ghost Town (Clinton County)

 

    

Revelton Iron Furnace
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    Hidden behind a curtain of hemlock and pine lies a portal to the past, a time when Central Pennsylvania’s vast industrial potential was being realized. During that era, much of the region was still relatively untamed. Extracting these sought after resources would require the determination and expertise of a unique breed of men. In the wilds of Clinton County, a short broad gentleman known as “The General” would exhibit all of those qualities, along with many more colorful ones, while taming this rugged country.

The Wreck of the Red Arrow (Blair County)

 

The jumbled wreckage of the Red Arrow
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    Unsolved disasters are a subject that continues to captivate us decades and even centuries after they occur. Seventy-nine years ago today, high in the Allegheny Mountains, minutes were ticking away for the 238 passengers and crew of the Red Arrow, a crack passenger train of the Pennsylvania Railroad. When the clock ran out, a mystery that still confounds us to this day was found amongst the twisted steel and mangled bodies of the Red Arrow. 

Howard Brick Works (Centre County)

    It's remarkable how something so unassuming like an old worn brick could tell such a fascinating story. Many of these bricks show a great deal of character, much like the community that is stamped upon them.