Uncharted Lancaster
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.
Podcasting since 2025 • 31 episodes
Uncharted Lancaster
Latest Episodes
The Sorceress of Lititz and Pennsylvania Dutch Powwowing
This episode explores the strange and captivating story of Hannah Hetherley, the so-called “Sorceress of Lititz.” In late March of 1879, newspaper accounts thrust Hetherley into the spotlight as a practitioner of Braucherei, the Pennsylvania Du...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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42:47
The Lancaster County Ironmaster Who Inspired Charles Darwin
This episode explores the remarkable life of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a 19th-century polymath whose intellectual curiosity knew few boundaries. Born in Pennsylvania and educated at Dickinson College, Haldeman first made his mark as a natural sc...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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33:18
Roslyn Mansion: Laura Watt's Gilded Age Birthday Present
When my wife turned 38, I bought flowers and took her out for a fancy dinner. When one of the county’s most successful merchants, Peter T. Watt, celebrated his wife Laura’s thirty-eighth birthday, he commissioned the construction of a massive 9...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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41:12
1777: War Comes to Lancaster County
This episode explores how Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, became a critical sanctuary and supply hub during the darkest moments of the American Revolution. In 1777—after George Washington’s victories at Trenton and Princeton—the region absorbed...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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37:20
George Ross: Lancaster's Revolutionary Patriot and Signer
This episode explores the life and transformation of George Ross, one of Lancaster’s most important Revolutionary figures and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Trained as a lawyer, Ross began his career as a loyalist and Crown prosec...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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