[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Resembling a fortress standing guard over the town of Jim Thorpe (formerly known as Mauch Chunk), the historic Old Jail Museum is a beautiful two-story stone structure. The prison was opened in 1871 and went through years of murders and criminals, many of whom left their mark (you’ll understand below). After hundreds of inmates passed…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Situated along Lake Erie in the middle of Buffalo, NY is a section of neighborhood which was once known as “Iron Island“. It obtained that name due to the large number of trains traveling in an out of the area. Ideally situated along the lake, ships would come in, unload their cargo onto the trains and…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Built in the early 1800’s this castle is home to more than just memories and Hollywood props. Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, the home was made for the former mayor of New York City, William Paulding Jr. Paulding later sold the estate to an owner who again hired Davis to increase the size of…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A quiet family day, Sunday November 28, 1976. It’s Thanksgiving weekend and every family is home together, laughing, enjoying the day, except one. On this weekend in 1976 in Montvale, NJ , Harry de la Roche was home from the military academy, spending the holiday with his family. Harry was a troubled young boy, who…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The historic Grenville Hotel has been around since 1886 and has plenty of history behind it. It is more commonly known for its elegant weddings, amazing restaurant and close to the ocean stay. Yet on occasion, the hotel has a few guests who leave with more than expected. In 1890 Anna Nunemaker who had bought the…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In a portion of the Historic Hundson Valley under the Shawangunk Mountains lies the Shanley Hotel. This hotel brings hundreds of visitors a year to stay overnight at the chance of seeing one of the many apparitions. Built by Thomas Ritch in 1845, the hotel was a vacation spot for many wealthy travelers and their families. At…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]For those who don’t know, I grew up as a Boy Scout. Much of my free time has and still is spent outdoors, enjoying the nature around us. Every January, however, my troop and I would travel up to Shepard’s Lake in Ringwood, NJ to freeze nearly to death pulling a sled through snow…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]There once existed a small business known as the Union Metallic Cartridge Company, who opened up a location on the east end of Bridgeport, CT in 1867. They existed as a result of the increasing ownership of guns after the Civil War, and the expanding need for bullets. The company was later merged with Remington Arms, a…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Seaside Sanatorium has a long and interesting history. Originally built in the early 1930’s by Cass Gilbert, the building was created with the intent to treat children with tuberculosis. As the pandemic decreased with time, the program was closed in 1958. In 1959, they reopened the facility as Seaside Geriatric Hospital with the hope of treating…