| Preface | vii | ||
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| A Witch in Pennsylvania-1683 | 1 | (4) | |
| For Whom the Bell Cracked-1752 | 5 | (5) | |
| The Birth of a Nation-1776 | 10 | (5) | |
| Up, Up, and Away!-1793 | 15 | (7) | |
| An Expedition in Search of a Beginning-1803 | 22 | (5) | |
| The Eastern State Penitentiary-1829 | 27 | (5) | |
| The Lost Children of the Alleghenies-1856 | 32 | (5) | |
| Well...That's a Deep Subject-1859 | 37 | (4) | |
| The Battle of Gettysburg-1863 | 41 | (6) | |
| Memorial Day in Boalsburg-1864-1865 | 47 | (4) | |
| The Handprint on the Wall-1877 | 51 | (5) | |
| A Million-Dollar Baby Is Born-1879 | 56 | (6) | |
| Punxsutawney Phil-1887 | 62 | (5) | |
| Water, Water Everywhere and Way Too Much to Drink-1889 | 67 | (4) | |
| Tragedy at 700 Feet Below-1911 | 71 | (6) | |
| Fill 'er Up: Convenience on the Road-1913 | 77 | (5) | |
| The First Armored Car Robbery in History-1927 | 82 | (6) | |
| The Road to the Future: The Pennsylvania Turnpike-1940 | 88 | (6) | |
| A Shrine for the Lion-1942 | 94 | (6) | |
| The Steagles-1943 | 100 | (5) | |
| The Toy That Walked into Fame-1945 | 105 | (6) | |
| The Death Fog-1948 | 111 | (6) | |
| The Homer by the Fielder-1960 | 117 | (5) | |
| Roswell Comes to Pennsylvania-1965 | 122 | (6) | |
| The Mysterious Demise of Dr. Bentley-1966 | 128 | (6) | |
| Siamese Twins Set a Precedent-1977 | 134 | (7) | |
| Thirty Minutes to Meltdown-1979 | 141 | (7) | |
| Heroes in the Sky-2001 | 148 | (4) | |
| A Potpourri of Pennsylvania Facts | 152 | (3) | |
| Bibliography and Further Reading | 155 | (4) | |
| Index | 159 | (4) | |
| About the Authors | 163 |
