The Congelier House legends says there was once a house in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood on the Northside. There was once a house in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood on the Northside. It was known as the “House the Devil Built” and believed to be the most haunted house in the nation. According to legend, a man by the name of Charles Congelier made a fortune in the south after the Civil War and made his way…
EP 101: General Wayne Inn
The General Wayn is located in Merion Station, NorthWest of Philadelphia. The General Wayne Inn opened in 1704, and is reputed to be the oldest continuously functioning inn in America. Many famous people, including Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Edgar Allen Poe, have stayed at the inn through the years. Poe even wrote part of his famous “The Raven” while there. Local historian Jay Robert Manty researched the inn’s history…
Eastern State Penitentiary – Pennsylvania
Eastern State Penitentiary located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a lost world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. This gothic structure, with soaring 30-foot high fortress walls, is intimidating enough during the day. At night, the cellblocks fall into darkness, and the building becomes truly terrifying. Eastern State pioneered a distinctive radial…