Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, Lincoln Brass Knuckles and the Morgan Affair

Conspicuous among the quintessentially American items on display at the Pennyroyal Area Museum in Kentucky is a collection of sketches that depict frightening creatures, decidedly out of this world. What are they? Encased at the Ford's Theatre Museum in Washington, D.C. is a seemingly primitive weapon - brass knuckles. Which celebrated president was this piece of metal carried to protect? At Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown, New York is a powder magazine that was used as a makeshift prison by a secret society to confine a traitor. Who was held here...and what happened to him? For even more Mysteries at the Museum, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/mystery to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.