On April 1, 1756, Delaware Indians killed or kidnapped 27 settlers and burned Fort McCord. A militia was organized to track them down. The militia caught up with them three days later, only to be counterattacked by a second group of Indians, resulting in 20 wounded and 20 killed, including Captain Alexander Culbertson, company commander. […]
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Tom Corbett, Former Governor of Pennsylvania
Tom Corbett was the Governor of Pennsylvania from 2011-2015. Before that, he served as PA’s Attorney General, most notably working on the Jerry Sandusky case at Penn State University, which led to his indictment in 2011. His career began as an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County in 1976, and was first elected to public […]
It’s History!: National Watch & Clock Museum
With more than 12,000 items, the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia, PA showcases timekeeping devices from around the world. The museum tells the story of timekeeping from the earliest non-mechanical devices to today’s atomic clocks. Exhibits include 19th Century American clocks and watches, timepieces from China and Japan, old English tallcase clocks, and […]
Keystone Cuisine: Black Powder Tavern, Wayne PA
During the winter of 1777 the Black Powder Tavern was a munitions storage for Valley Forge. Today, the tavern provides revolutionary service to all who visit.
PA Books: “Butterflies of Pennsylvania”
Featuring over 900 color illustrations, Butterflies of Pennsylvania is the most comprehensive, user-friendly field guide to date of all of the species of butterflies and skippers ever recorded in Pennsylvania. Information on distinguishing marks, traits, wingspan, habitat, larval host plants, and handy facts offer assistance for field identification. County-by-county maps show where each species has […]
Capital Blue Cross Public Affairs Forum
Each month, Capital Blue Cross features a speaker from government, the media, or public policy to inform its employees and PCN viewers the status of politics in both the state and federal government. The Public Affairs Forums help its spectators learn a little bit more about the goings on in Harrisburg, PA and Washington, DC. Watch […]
PA Superior Court Session from July 10
Recorded 7-10-18 in Philadelphia. Issues include: attempted homicide ant proving the intent to kill, real estate developer personal liability, warrantless search of home, trust funds creation and fraud, insurance fraud burden of proof, jury selection and vehicular homicide and the standard for proving malice for a third-degree murder charge.
Battlefield Pennsylvania: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Wage and job cuts caused nationwide railroad strikes in 1877. The strike started on July 14, in West Virginia, and quickly spread nationwide. Major strikes occurred in five Pennsylvania cities. The rioting was the most severe in Pittsburgh, where militia clashed with strikers from July 21-22, 1877, killing 40 and wounding dozens. Watch Battlefield Pennsylvania […]
PCN Profiles: Matthew Harris, President of Character: Be About It
Matthew Harris is the Founder and President of the Character: Be About It (CBAI) program. This is a prevention-based program that works with schools and law enforcement to foster good relationships in local communities with the youth, while instilling important character traits into children from kindergarten-8th grade. Officers come into schools to teach kids about […]
It’s History!: The J. Howard Wert Collection
In this episode of It’s History!, we feature artifacts from the J. Howard Wert Collection. Wert was a native of the Gettysburg area and after the Civil War he was the first principle at Harrisburg High School. As Union and Confederate troops converged on the town, Wert served as a guide to the local area […]
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