Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'montgomery'
October 22, 2008
The Season of the Witch With Halloween fast approaching we must share with you the tale of an alleged witch from Philly's foggy folkloric past. Of course, the term "witch" was once applied to any individual who seemed to harbor dark powers, whether in the form of prediction, healing or the art of voodoo, and many such people were often perceived as evil and usually exorcised in the only way possible—by death. Tuggy the so-called......
Continue Reading "Philadelphia Weirdness"April 23, 2008
Beneath the Remains During the 1800s in the town of Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, a group of antiquarians made a startling find. W.K. Morehead, Dr. G.P. Donehoo and A.B. Skinner of Philadelphia's American Investigating Museum unearthed giant skeletons said to originate from 1200AD. However, the most significant detail of these seven-feet tall frames was not the size but the skulls, upon which were situated horns above the eye sockets! If such skeletons were freaks of......
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