Looking towards the community of Ingleby from Penns View “Are you familiar with the White Buck of Ingleby?” Jim asked. I had finished a presentation of local folklore and was enjoying listening to the stories being told by attendees. Jim had been sharing a number of stories he had heard over the years. Ingleby is … Continue reading The White Buck of Ingleby
Memorial for Fort Norris stands along Route 209 I had left the monument remembering the Wechquetank Moravian Mission at Gilbert and headed westward om Route 209 towards Lehighton. I had gone a short distance when I spotted the granite marker on the southside of the road and if it had not been for the familiar … Continue reading Fort Norris
Wechquetank Memorial, Gilbert When I left the Kresge Monument in Gilbert, I headed southward towards a monument a short distance away on the opposite side of Route 209. If I had not had directions to the monument located on Mill Pond Road, I would have never realized the monument existed - it was far enough … Continue reading The Wechquetank Mission
There was a feeling of rain in the air as I stepped out of the vehicle and glanced at the stones clinging to the hillside of Mount Zion Cemetery. Overlooking Routes 33 / 209 just north of Sciota, the cemetery holds a secret that I had somehow missed the first time I had visited it … Continue reading Unsolved: The Tragic Death of Etna Bittenbender
A couple years ago, quite by accident, I stumbled upon the Salem Church Cemetery - which is known by most as the Gilbert Cemetery - located on the northern edge of the small community of Gilbert. I had turned onto Gilbert Road looking for a place to turn around when I spotted the cemetery a … Continue reading The Kresge Monument
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