Uncharted Lancaster
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Podcast Overview
<p>Uncharted Lancaster reveals the county’s most fascinating stories—local history with odd twists, forgotten places, and the occasional brush with the supernatural. Each episode explores the hidden histories and long-buried secrets of Lancaster County, where legend, landscape, and local lore collide.</p>
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Publishing Since
12/12/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
June 28, 1863: Burning of the Columbia–Wrightsville Covered Bridge
On June 28, 1863, Lancaster County was saved by fire. The Columbia–Wrightsville Covered Bridge—once the longest covered bridge in the world—spanned the Susquehanna as the only crossing between Harrisburg and Maryland. When Confederate troops reached Wrightsville during the Gettysburg Campaign, Union militia made a desperate decision: burn the bridge rather than let the enemy cross. In just hours, a mile-long wooden tunnel collapsed into the river, stopping the invasion at the water’s edge. If...
June 22, 2026
How Iroquois Diplomacy Shaped the US Constitution
In this episode, we step into the sweltering summer of 1744, when the small frontier town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania became the setting for one of the most consequential diplomatic gatherings in early American history. The Treaty of Lancaster brought together leaders of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and representatives from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia for two tense weeks of negotiation over land, empire, trade, and survival. At the center of the story is the powerful Onondaga leader ...
June 18, 2026
The Rise and Fall of the Conestoga Navigation Company
In this episode, we explore the rise and collapse of the Conestoga Navigation Company, the ambitious 19th-century effort to turn the shallow Conestoga River into a commercial water highway for Lancaster. The story follows the burst of canal fever that drove local leaders to invest in dams, locks, and slackwater engineering, transforming the river into a navigable route that briefly reshaped the region’s economy and linked Lancaster to larger trade networks. The episode also traces how t...
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- What is Uncharted Lancaster?
<p>Uncharted Lancaster reveals the county’s most fascinating stories—local history with odd twists, forgotten places, and the occasional brush with the supernatural. Each episode explores the hidden histories and long-buried secrets of Lancaster County, where legend, landscape, and local lore collide.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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