Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania

Oppaymolleah's curse. General Braddock's buried gold. The Original Man of Steel, Joe Magarac. Such legends have found a home among the rich folklore of Western Pennsylvania. Thomas White spins a beguiling yarn with tales that reach from the misty hollows of the Alleghenies to the lost islands of Pittsburgh. White invites readers to learn the truth behind the urban legend of the Green Man, speculate on the conspiracy surrounding the lost B-25 bomber of Monongahela and shiver over the ghostly lore of Western Pennsylvania.

Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Legends of the French and Indian War
Founding History, Founding Myth	p. 13
Oppaymolleah's Curse	p. 14
Braddock's Gold	p. 17
Old Tom Fossit	p. 22
Bulletproof George	p. 28
From Out of the Sky Comes-Conspiracy?
It's a Conspiracy!	p. 33
The Lost Bomber of the Monongahela	p. 34
Gustave Whitehead: First in Flight?	p. 47
The Kecksburg Crash	p. 50
Tall Tales and Legendary Figures
Tall Tales and Folk Heroes	p. 55
Mike Fink: King of the Keelboaters	p. 55
Judge Reddick v. the Devil	p. 60
Joe Magarac: Man of Steel	p. 61
The Green Man and Other Urban Legends
Urban Legends in Western Pennsylvania	p. 69
The Green Man (aka Charlie No-Face)	p. 70
Blue Mist Road	p. 74
Zombie Land	p. 7$
Thirteen Bends Road and More Legend Trips	p. 7$
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories and Community Memory	p. 8$
Maxo Vanka and the Millvale Ghost	p. 8$
Dead Man's Hollow	p. 8$
The Real Story of the "Most Haunted House in America"	p. 9$
The Haunted Museum	p. 9$
Ghosts on Campus	p. 9$
Haunted Hotel Conneaut	p. 10$
Unique Places
Interesting Places, Strange Geography	p. 10$
Murder Swamp	p. 10$
The Lost Islands of Pittsburgh	p. 11$
The Underground River	p. 11$
Relics and Miracles of Saint Anthony's Chapel	p. 11$
Selected Bibliography	p. 11$
About the Author	p. 12$
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