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Haunted Pennsylvania : ghosts and strange phenomena of the Keystone State / Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson ; illustrations by Heather Adel Wiggins.
A collection of frightening stories, including the Civil War ghosts of Gettysburg, spirits at John Brown's tannery, the fiddling ghost of Potter County, hauntings at the Eastern State Penitentiary, the mysterious indelible handprint, and many more.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780811732987 (pbk.) ((8/15 A))
- ISBN: 0811732983 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: vi, 133 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Philadelphia -- The many spirits of the General Wayne Inn -- Eerie Bolton Mansion -- The specters of Baleroy Mansion -- Eastern State Penitentiary -- Waiting for the last curtain call/Easton Theater -- The haunted library -- Rain boy -- Gettysburg -- The ghost of General Washington -- The soldier at Devil's Den -- Spirits at the slaughter pen -- Phenomena at the Triangular Field -- Gettysburg's child ghosts -- Open portal at little round top -- The haunting of Gettysburg College -- Roughed up by a ghost at Gettysburg -- Penn State -- Old coaly, the ghostly mule -- The spirits of Schwab Auditorium -- The spook in the stacks -- Phantoms at Wiestling Hall -- The ghost buck -- The lady in white -- Altoona and Central Pennsylvania -- Phantom railroaders (museum) -- The wreck of the red arrow and the noisy ghosts of the horseshoe curve -- Who haunts the Mishler Theater -- Strange goings-on at Baker Mansion -- Northern Pennsylvania -- Ax hollow -- Specters of John Brown's Tannery -- Edgar Allen Poe and the Eutaw House -- Clinton County's headless frenchman -- The bones of "Mad Anthony" Wayne -- The last frontiersman -- Sideling Hill's Spooky C.C.C. Camp -- The fiddling ghost of Ole Bull -- Spirits of Lake Erie -- Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania -- Joe Magarac, man of steel -- Trotter's curse -- The phantom monk -- Haunted by history -- The hand from beyond the grave -- Lost town of Livermore -- The strange disappearance of Oliver Lerch. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Ghosts. Monsters. Haunted places. Pennsylvania. |
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at York County Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Dillsburg Area Public Library | Adults 133.1 NES Nonfiction (Text) | 34001001316981 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| Dover Area Community Library | Adults 133.1 NES Nonfiction (Text) | 34217000575191 | Adult Area | Checked Out | 04/24/2024 |
| Red Land Community Library | Adults 133.1 NES Nonfiction (Text) | 34006000930286 | Main Room | Available | - |
