Do you believe in psychics? Perhaps some of you identify as a psychic yourself or have visited one.

I personally believe there are those with knowledge that can’t be explained, and history is full of bold and unusual claims. Some of them are even true.

For this episode, we’ll visit a time in history when that was the case - when the claims of one psychic medium were proven to be correct. 

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Sources::

• Travels by Carriage Logo
• https://www.mockofun.com/
• Psychic Sleuths Invoke Spirited Debate. The Hartford Courant, 1999.
• https://www.courant.com/1999/06/29/psychic-sleuths-invoke-spirited-debate/
• Top 50: Serra slaying haunted city; cops never gave up. New Haven Register.
• https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Top-50-13250472.php
• Season 1 Episode 13: Penney Serra. Psychic Investigators, originally aired 6/12/2006
• https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/460263/s01-e13-penney-serra
• “Psychic Vision” Woman Wins False Arrest Suit Against LAPD. LA Times, 3/27/1987
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-27-me-381-story.html
• The Amityville Horror Truth Website. Archived from 2003.
• https://www.amityvillefaq.com/truth/
• Facebook, Amityville Horror. Posted on November 3, 2021
• https://www.facebook.com/361891990638837/posts/mary-pascarella-downey-was-a-psychic-mediam-who-ran-a-school-in-new-england-call/2023429214485098/

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Just a few days before Christmas, popular British musician Kirsty MacColl was vacationing in Cozumel after completing some work for BBC Cuba. The mother of 2 was enjoying a snorkel session at a popular coral reef arranged by a local tour guide. Suddenly a speed boat headed towards the tourist-filled, no-boating zone. With her son directly in the path of the boat, Kirsty made a decision that would save a life, devastate the musical community, and call into question the safety of tourists in Mexico.

Welcome to the carriage, travelers. 

Next stop: December 18, 2000

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Sources:

Travels by Carriage Logo

• https://www.mockofun.com/

Kirsty MacColl Wiki

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_MacColl

Kirsty MacColl: 10 Things You May Not Know - RadioX London Dec 2022

• https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/kirsty-maccoll-things-you-may-not-know/#:~:text=Her%20biggest%20hits%20include...&text=Fairytale%20of%20New%20York%20is,of%20Always%20On%20My%20Mind.

The Day the Music Died - Alex Kirst Investigative Journalism

• https://www.alixkirsta.com/articles/kirstymaccoll/index.htm#:~:text=The%20Percalito%2C%20the%20powerful%2031,family%2C%20including%20his%20baby%20granddaughter.

Mother Fights to Find Killer of Singer - The Guardian

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/aug/28/artsnews.mexico

Interviews 1985 - On the Beach

• https://www.kirstymaccoll.com/media/interviews/interviews-1985/

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It's the week before Halloween! Do you like scary stories? 

Climb aboard travelers! The week we journey through the details and possible inspiration behind America's first ghost story*, a tale that's been in publish for over 200 consecutive years. 

Could it be based on a true story? Let's find out!

Happy Halloween!!


*first to be well-received by the European literary community.


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References

• Travels by Carriage Logo
  • https://www.mockofun.com/
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow
• Sleepy Hollow (Film) Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy_Hollow_(film)
• Discover Sleepy Hollow, NY
  • https://www.sleepyhollowny.gov
• Visit Sleepy Hollow
  • https://visitsleepyhollow.com/
• Headless Horseman Blog - Run by Sleepy Hollow Town Historian
  • https://headlesshorsemanblog.com/
• Headless Horsemen Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman
• What Inspired the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
  • https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman
• Halloween History: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/halloween-history-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-2
• Headless Mule of Brazil - General Info
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Mule
• Cephalophore - General Info
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalophore
• Dullahan - General Info
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan

#ScaryStories, #Documentary, #AmericasFirstGhostStory, #SleepyHollow, #HeadlessHorseman, #IchabodCrane, #Halloween, #SpookySeason, #TrueStory, #Trivia, #History, #WashingtonIrving

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• Travels by Carriage Logo
  • Mockofun Creator
  • https://www.mockofun.com/
• Centralia Wikipedia Page 
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania
• Real Life Ghost Town That Inspired Silent Hill
  • https://www.looper.com/266652/the-real-life-ghost-town-that-inspired-silent-hill/#:~:text=According%20to%20an%20interview%20with,a%20good%20old%20garbage%20fire.
• Centralia PA Mine Fire
  • https://www.centraliapa.org/
• Offroaders.com - Amazing historical photos of Centralia in its heyday 
  • https://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/historical.htm
• Minding a legacy of faith In an empty town, a shrine still shines By Kristin E. Holmes INQUIRER STAFF WRITER. POSTED: October 21, 2008
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20140204071259/http://articles.philly.com/2008-10-21/news/25263632_1_shrine-mine-fire-byrnesville
• The Legend of the Molly Maguires
  • https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/legend-molly-maguires
• Molly Maguires Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Maguires
• St. Ignatius Church, Centralia P.A.
  • http://www.byrnesville.com/saintignatiuschurchcentraliapa/
• The Last Church Standing In Centralia
  • https://militarybruce.com/the-silent-hill-church-last-church-standing-in-centralia/
• PA Department of Environment Safety
  • https://files.dep.state.pa.us/mining/Abandoned%20Mine%20Reclamation/AbandonedMinePortalFiles/Centralia/CentraliaFrequentlyAskedQuestions.pdf
• Byrnesville PA Website hosted by former resident
  • http://byrnesville.com/
• Centralia Mine Fire
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire

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*Skip to 05:51 to avoid my ramblings and get straight into the story! 😅🙃*


I’ve always been interested in secret things, like hidden rooms and unlockable safes (looking at your reddit). 

But what if there were similar secrets hidden inside places visited by millions of people per year? 

Today we’ll discover the oddities and subtle synchronicities of two of the world’s most famous landmarks.

Next stop: France.


Have an idea for the next episode? Contact me on social media!
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#History #Quirky #Unusual #Odd #Strange #EiffelTower #StatueofLiberty #Eiffel #GustaveEiffel #France #Monuments #Landmarks #TrueStories

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Sources:

• Travels by Carriage Logo
  • https://www.mockofun.com/
• Wikimedia Photo Credits
  • © William Crochot / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
    • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buste_Gustave_Eiffel_-_20150801_14h57_(10618).jpg
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Liberty_and_Eiffel_Tower.jpg#filelinks
• Eiffel Tower Plans
  • Maurice Koechlin, Émile Nouguier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Maurice_koechlin_pylone.jpg
• All other photos:
  • Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/
• Statue of Liberty Wiki (General Info)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty
• Eiffel Tower Wiki (General Info)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower
• Gustave Eiffel Wiki (General Info)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel
• Eiffel Tower vs. Statue of Liberty
  • https://www.size-explorer.com/en/compare/buildings/7/statue+of+liberty
• Eiffel Tower Facts
  • https://www.rd.com/list/eiffel-tower-facts/
• Official Statue of Liberty Site
  • https://www.statueofliberty.org/statue-of-liberty/overview-history/?gclid=CjwKCAjwq5-WBhB7EiwAl-HEkpu-JiITsAJ1Qemk0gHpHqOxHm2HH9AwDUF3jISUdTlHy2HAhvNLtRoCnyUQAvD_BwE
• Travel & Leisure
  • travelandleisure.com/attractions/landmarks-monuments/eiffel-tower-facts
• National Park Service
  • https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/alexandre-gustave-eiffel.htm
• Statue of Liberty in Paris?
  • https://www.hotelgustave.com/en/actuality/the-statue-of-liberty-in-paris.2219.html
• 50 interesting Facts About the Statue of Liberty
  • https://thefactfile.org/statue-liberty-facts/

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• Bison Dele Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison_Dele
• Fadeawayworld.net - Rise and Fall of Bison Dele
  • https://fadeawayworld.net/nba/the-unlikely-rise-and-fall-of-a-former-nba-champion-gone-rogue-the-bison-dele-story
• Orlando Sentinel article from Sept 2002
  • https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-09-22-0209220384-story.html
• The Unique & Mysterious Life of Bison Dele
  • https://articles.tiebreaker.com/13985-2-bison-dele-brian-williams-chicago-bulls-mystery

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• LA Times Article
  • https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-backstory17-2008jul17-story.html
• How Stuff Works - Wendy Bowman
  • https://home.howstuffworks.com/adirondack-chair.htm
• Outdoor Lawn Furniture Sales
  • https://www.statista.com/topics/5694/outdoor-furniture-market-in-the-united-states/#dossierContents__outerWrapper
• Adirondack Chair Wiki:
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_chair
• Adirondack Mountains Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Mountains
• ‘Who Made That Adirondack Chair?” NYT
  • https://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/who-made-that-adirondack-chair/
• Site for Adirondack Mountains with page on history of the chair
  • https://www.adirondack.net/history/adirondack-chair/

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Travels by Carriage, a podcast exploring the bizarre and lesser known tales of history, launched 6/17/22.
Episode one examines the claims of Charlotte Ann Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain in their 1911 book 'An Adventure.' Did the two teachers really take a walk through time? And if so, did they actually meet Marie Antionette?

Listen to their tale and decide for yourself...

Got an idea for a story? Let us know on social media!

References:
-Annual Visitors and other information found at:
https://en.chateauversailles.fr/news/...
-Wiki Page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moberly...
-Detailed account by the women:
An Adventure. Moberly, C. A. E., Jourdain, Eleanor F. https://archive.org/details/adventure...
-Info on Skepticism of account:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1343742?...

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